This is the first year I feel "away" from my military service - despite the fact that I was no longer serving this time last year, it still felt like a part of my daily existence.

这是我有了“远离”军役之感的第一年-尽管事实上去年这个时候我已不再军中服役，但我仍然感觉那是我每天都做的事。

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After reading my college transcript, Dean Mills let me enroll at Westminster, on one condition, that I repeat all my first-year classes, this time paying attention.

米尔斯看了我的大学成绩单，录取了我，但条件是：我得重修一年级的所有课程，并得用心学习。

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Mills let me enroll at Westminster, on one condition: that I repeat all my first-year classes, this time paying attention.

米尔斯同意让我进威斯敏斯特，但有一个条件：我必须重修第一年的全部课程，这次要专心学习。

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As I spend the last few days of 2012 evaluating how my time was invested this year, I am going to be looking at 2013 first with the perspective of making more time and then with the commitment to investing my newfound commodity wisely towards the much bigger goals the year ahead holds.

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This year overseas would be the first time I'd ever really been on my own.

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When I discovered that Westminster for the first time this year would be broadcasting the individual breed judging live online, I knew my mother was in for a treat because of her access to an iPad: She'd now be able to see dozens of Boston Terriers with perfect markings being put through their paces.

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