People and community groups just read or heard about the program and stepped up to the plate.

人们和社区组织只是了解到有这一行动计划后便自发地慷慨解囊。

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"I was fortunate somebody stepped up to the plate," she said. "to be a successful person, you need strong support."

“我很幸运被关注，”她说，“想要成为一个成功的人，必须得到很大的支持。”

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"Over a long, 20-year period, married men have stepped up to the plate a little bit, but not as much as married women have dropped off in the time they spend on household chores," Ms. Hartmann says.

“长达20年的时期以来，已婚男性慢慢地多做了些家务，而已婚女性对家中的琐碎事花的时间越来越少了，”哈特曼这么说。

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Ms. COHEN: No one--no country has stepped up to the plate, but what the UN secretary-general seems to be suggesting is that there could be an international peacekeeping force.

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Although there were murmurings that multiple Asian manufacturers would debut an Android-ready phone, only one stepped up to the plate: Wistron NeWeb.

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And, although Lennard failed with the kick, Tonga'uiha stepped up the plate in stoppage time to add the drop-goal that stretched his side's lead to 11-0.

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