While almost half of all boys said they avoid certain instruments because they were too difficult to play, only 15% of girls gave that as a reason.

尽管几乎有一半的男孩表示，他们会避免使用某些乐器，因为它们太难了，只有15%的女孩给出了这样的理由。

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They are wrong when they present that as a reason for inaction.

他们错的是将之鼓吹为不付诸行动的理由。

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In fact, smokers often cite stress as a reason for relapsing.

事实上，吸烟者常常把压力作为复吸的理由。

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A major reason is that the dunes bury any plants in their way as they move across the desert.

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So I wrote my dissertation on Byron as a result of that-- nothing complicated, no deep reason for doing these things.

所以我论文写的就是关于拜伦的-,没有太多的考虑，就是因为我喜欢。

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So for this reason, the sanctuary has to be regularly purged of the accumulated defilements accruing to it as a result of such sins.

出于这个原因，圣所需要定期净化,清除这些累计的罪孽。

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Organizers said an email from Hawking cited the boycott as a reason not to attend.

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He also cited the condemnation of Pyongyang's satellite launch on 12 December as a reason.

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"However, at no stage have we used this as a reason for operational decisions, " he said.

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