Americans spend upwards of 3 billion dollars a year on sleep medications, but to avoid the side effects, there are a number of natural remedies you can try first.

美国人每年投入三十多亿美元用于睡眠药物上。不过，为了避免产生不必要的副作用，你可以先去试试几种自然无副作用的方法。

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You can learn some pronunciation rules first, and then try to practice it yourself.

你可以先学习一些发音规则，然后尝试着自己进行练习。

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You can use a cookbook at first when you are an inexperienced cook but later try to use your creativity to come up with new ideas for supper.

如果你是一个没有经验的厨师，你可以先拿一本食谱，然后侍者运用你的想象力去为晚餐想出一些好的主意。

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You can bake the best loaf of bread you have ever tasted, and you can do it, if not your first try, then your second or third try.

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When a baby is teething, remember that there are some natural remedies you can try first to reduce the discomfort.

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"If this is your first case, you no doubt will be nervous from the responsibility, but you can try to keep a sense of celebration about the proceedings to come, " the manual says.

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If at first you do not succeed one year, you can also enter in the next year and try again.

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