John did not crack a book until the night before the exam.

约翰直到考试前一天的晚上才打开书来读。

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I'll book her a birthday cake and buy her a comb, because I want her to be young and beautiful forever. On that day, I'll make a birthday card on my own and put it in the door crack.

我会订一个生日蛋糕并且给她买一把梳子，因为我想让她永远年轻漂亮、在那天，我会自己制作生日贺卡并放到门缝。

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At night she would hide herself in the cloak-room to study; ax the crack of dawn she would sit on the landing with a book.

夜里她躲在厕所里边读书，天将明的时候，她就坐在楼梯口。

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So, here's the reading. So, for example today, there is a vision statement, administrative details and I'm going to get a little bit of teaching towards the end. And, if you wanted to, you could crack the book and look at chapter one.

这是阅读材料，例如说，今天，有一个远景说明，行政管理的细节,末尾的时候我会讲一些教学的内容,如果你们想要的话，你可以打开那本书，翻到第一章。

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And the process starts before you even crack the spine of a new book.

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