Remember, always learn to admit your mistakes that you've done, before somebody else exaggerates the story.

记住，一定要赶在别人添油加醋之前，承认自己犯下的错误。

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Try everything you can to solve your own problem before involving somebody else.

想方设法自己解决问题，实在不行才找别人。

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For many singles, however, it's only a matter of time before somebody else moves in.

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The former minister has said she wants to step down at the next election and would be "sharply focused" on the role until then before handing over to somebody else.

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But turf wars and hiding intelligence from somebody else was, again, not exactly unknown before the creation of the DNI.

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