Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties.

当我们感到被别人接受时，尽管仍有缺点和困难，我们的自尊还是会得到加强。

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Yet there is a dark side to this picture: despite our progress, half of the world's population still suffers, with water services inferior to those available to the ancient Greeks and Romans.

然而，这种情况也有其黑暗的一面：尽管我们取得了进步，世界上仍有一半的人口在受苦，供水服务还不如古希腊和古罗马人。

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But Eric Halgren points out that despite our growing knowledge, much about the human brain remains unknown.

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Now, since we're being nerdy in this class, despite our attempts to go dating, we're being nerdy, let's actually be a little bit careful.

现在的内容的确有点枯燥,尽管我们有对约会的美好追求,但我们还是严谨一点好啊

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They're not stories about pious people whose actions are always exemplary and whose lives should be models for our own, despite what Sunday School curricula will often turn them into.

不是讲那些应该拿来做榜样的,圣人的典范故事,只有主日学校会把他们讲成那样。

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Despite our best efforts, the whole process of applying has become part of the myth too.

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So who in the U.S. most believes they are thriving despite our economic malaise?

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So despite our best intentions, we may be stymied because of the ideological considerations.

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