I had neither sought nor chosen this new role, but it was mine whether I wanted it or not, whether I did anything or just remained completely passive.

我既没有寻求也没有选择这个角色，但不论我是否想要扮演这个角色，我是否参与其事还是仅仅处于完全被动的地步，我则没有选择。

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Whether one agrees with Freud’s work or not, one thing is certain—he did it his way.

虽然人们对他的著作意见不一，有一件事是肯定的—他是以自己的方式创作的。

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For unknown authors, however, it did not matter whether a book was panned or lauded.

然而，对于不知名的作者，书评到底是赞美还是批评都无关紧要。

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Professor Tindle says the study did not confirm whether optimism leads to healthier choices, or if it actually affects a person's physical health.

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I did not just introduce whether it's in the readings or in the lectures ideas just because they are interesting for the sake of the idea.

无论是论文还是讲座，我不会因为,某个理论有趣而去介绍它。

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One of the reasons for thinking it's not clear whether the argument fails or not is because it's hard to pin down, where exactly did it go wrong?

并不能确定这个论证是否成立,的其中一个原因就是,我们很难确定,到底是哪里出了问题

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It is unclear who did it or whether it was related to the campus trouble.

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And can you rule out that intelligence analysts may have perceived that this pressure existed, whether it did or not?

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Personally, I would ask the people who have made it big (or better) in life whether they really, truly did it alone.

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