I get tickled by people who want to start at the top of the ladder.

我总是被那些想从梯子的最顶端起步的人逗乐。

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Responsibility: At the top of the ladder is the gift of self-reliance.

第八阶责任：在阶梯的最顶端是自立更生的礼物。

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At the bottom of the ladder we have only ignorance, and at the top we have knowledge.

在阶梯的最底层，我们是无知的。当我们到达顶端时，我们就拥有了知识。

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At the top of the ladder, a billion dollars isn't enough to get on the coveted Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans.

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It is not difficult to notice the paucity of women in science, especially at the top of the career ladder, and the lack of recognition for the work that women scientists do.

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But even in Malaysia, it is not just at the top of the ladder that rungs are missing 15% of schools lack a stable electricity supply, let alone access to the Internet.

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