If you persist, you may not succeed but if you give up, surely you will fail.

如果你坚持，你不一定成功，但是如果你放弃，则肯定会失败。

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No one is asking you to give up activities you like, but if you're watching food shows on TV, try cooking instead.

没有人要你放弃自己喜欢的活动，但如果在电视上看到美食节目的话，你可以试着自己做节目上的菜。

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But I began to talk with professors, saying if you can give me some time to talk, rather than me speaking up and jumping in, I can answer questions.

但我开始与教授交谈，我说，如果你们能给我一些时间发言，而不是让我在讨论中插话，我便可以回答问题。

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But it should be made clear that if you choose to be vaccinated you give up the right to sue.

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