She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.

她已经开始将精力投入到教学而不是表演中。

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The club grew quickly and when it reached 180 members and the kids in the program won several state championships, she decided to devote all her time to cultivating and developing it.

这个俱乐部发展迅速，成员人数达到180名，参加项目的孩子们赢得了几个州冠军，在这之后，她决定把自己所有的时间都用来培养和发展俱乐部。

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For instance, someone might devote a lot of time to her work, thereby neglecting, and inadvertently hurting, her partner.

比如，一个人可能投入大量时间在工作上，就会因为忽视伤害到她的另一半。

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And her experience there inspired her to devote her own life to serving others, and that young woman happens to be my wife, Michelle Obama. (Applause.) And I've been instructed to convey her gratitude today as well.

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After getting a doctorate in psychology from Loyola University in 1971, Linehan wanted to devote her career to helping the most miserable people in the world.

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They admire how, while she could easily have settled into a comfortable practice in corporate law, she chose instead to devote her life to public service.

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