Late as it was, they continued the work.

虽然已经是晚了，他们依然继续工作。

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Or consider the examples of people who had the option to retire but continued to work due to the sheer enjoyment they received from work.

或者你可以考虑这样的例子，有些人已经可以选择退休了，但是由于从工作中获取的纯粹的快乐使他们宁愿继续工作。

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They continued to work as a team until they left the sea in eighteen sixty-four.

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They continued to work and enabled the Public Safety community to do its job.

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The Spanish openers made an impressive start but continued pressure and solid work in the field meant they were all out for 105 off 33 overs.

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"We have seen firsthand the amount of work they are doing behind the scenes at the moment, " continued the 30-year-old, who runs a company which aims to help integrate foreign players who move to England.

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