Part of the reason it's so difficult to reach long-term goals is because there always seem to be more reasons to give up than there are to go on: fear of failure, lack of time or money and so on.

达到长期目标之所以困难，部分是由于放弃的原因似乎总多过坚持的原因：害怕失败，没有充裕的时间和金钱等等。

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He'd stop by the side of the road when he heard a car coming and their lights would pick him up and either they would stop and give him a ride or they wouldn't and would go on by on the icy road.

如果他听到有车开过来，他会停下来等在路边。路过车辆的车灯会照亮他，这些车要么停下载他一程，要么驶过瞎子身边继续在结冰的路面上行驶。

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If this fails, then you either give up on the uninsured or you go to single-payer.

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Nationwide, labour-force growth has been held back as workers give up the job hunt, go back to school, retire or go on disability.

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