This means they often have to make a special effort to lay the past to rest.

这意味着，他们常常不得不格外努力才能放下过去。

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If at any point you feel yourself becoming tense, make a conscious effort to relax.

如果什么时候你感到自己变得紧张了，就有意识地努力去放松。

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We need to make a concerted effort to finish on time.

我们需要通力合作才能按时完成。

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Lee and his officers decided to make a final effort to break out of the circle of Union forces.

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Well a number of you have spent this past week playing with this particular tool which is a project the course has been working on for some time in an effort to make it easier and more social to actually shop for courses.

在过去的一周里,已经有一部分人开始使用这种特殊的工具了,这门课程一直在致力于这一工具的开发,目的是为了让课程变的更简单,选课更人性化。

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It took a great deal of time and effort to gather fibers from plants or animals to make into yarn which could then be made into cloth.

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But there was no explosive move in the Preakness, only a mild kick in the late stages to make a dull effort appear a little better than it was.

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She says she will probably make a bigger effort to get a balanced diet.

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It signals to society that a person knows how to make a vague effort and achieve a goal.

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