But I didn't tackle it all at once, and by building on and learning from each previous success, I was able to achieve each new challenge I set before myself.

通过从总结经验，并建立在每一次已有成就的基础上，我能够完成之前为自己设立的新的挑战。

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I took a few deep breaths to calm myself down before I made my speech in public.

在演讲之前，我深呼吸了一下，使自己平静下来。

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I lived there once myself, before I got married.

我从前自己住在那儿，没结婚前。

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(No doubt I have died myself ten thousand times before).

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So I would go on in front of audience and before that I would say to myself, "Tal, don't be nervous.

所以我会站在听众面前，在那之前,我会对自己说，“不要紧张。

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and push myself a little bit further than I went the day before and try to get in shape.

并且让自己总比头一天跑得远些，并且努力保持身材。

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It's hard to, you know, think of myself before, and now things are different.

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When I see pictures of myself before I got married, especially from college, I am astonished by my complete lack of fashion sense.

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Before I could embarrass myself, I was told that it was wonderful, simply wonderful, so much energy, marvellous.

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