Because I want to make some headway on my large projects, but I have to deal with email, mail, newsletters, voice-mail, and all that, so I can't get any real work done.

因为我想要在大项目上取得进展，可是我又要处理电子邮件、邮件、通讯、语音文件等等这些东西，所以我没办法去完成任何重要的工作。

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Have you ever done any successful projects in your classes?

你在课上有没有做过什么成功的项目吗？

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We haven't done any special projects in that class yet.

目前为止，这门课上还没有开展特别的项目。

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