The writer felt less nervous on the way to school because of a small event.

因为一件小事，作者在去学校的路上没那么紧张了。

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A small event or an incident would be sufficient for you to lose the mental balance.

一个小的事件或事件将足以让你失去了心理平衡。

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Just jump into it and doodle a small event that happened to you that day... from something as small as stepping into a puddle of mud, or watching your favorite TV show.

赶紧开始吧，就从某天发生在你身上的一件小事开始涂鸦就行……就从一些小事，比如不小心踏进了泥水坑，或者看你喜欢的电视这类事开始。

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The event gathers some of the world's most powerful political and business leaders at a small ski village in the Swiss Alps.

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Greece may be a small economy, but a Greek departure from the euro, amid brinkmanship and bluster, would not be a small event.

ECONOMIST: The euro crisis

Just a small event that happens every four years.

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