Two-thirds of candidates fail at this first hurdle and are sent home.

2/3的候选人未能通过这第一关，被打发回家了。

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All too often, people give up at the first hurdle.

很多时候，人们在第一个难关就放弃了。

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The first hurdle is getting the scope of the project right.

首先一个问题是得到项目准确的范围。

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that I think was, for me, the first hurdle that I had to get over is that... you know, you're not special.

我认为那就是，对我来说，要跨越的第一个障碍就是……你不是特别的。

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"The first hurdle is to get back match fit and playing games, " he said.

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As he tried to stop she ran into the first hurdle and crashed to the track.

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District Attorney Chiles says the age of the case is the first hurdle to new charges.

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