Once one person looks at their phone, other people feel compelled to do the same, starting a chain reaction.

一旦有人看了他们的手机，其他人也会觉得有必要这样做，从而引发连锁反应。

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Again the princess was compelled to do servant's work until cock-crow.

公主又一次被迫做仆人的工作，直到公鸡啼叫。

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We had both given up on our dad but felt compelled to do something.

我们俩都对父亲不抱什么指望，但还是觉得应该做点什么。

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While I feel compelled to continue to throw out the caveats that (1) Ms. Market can and often does do whatever she can to frustrate the masses and (2) the current move is becoming extended, it is VERY hard to argue with the herd of stampeding bulls right now.

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