I had worked hard to be included in a project like this.

为了成为这样的项目的一分子，我过去一直埋头苦干。

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It was very well received. You decided, "for my next project I am going to write about my life." You've had a hard life, by the way.

你决定：，“我的下一本书要写我的生活”,顺便提一下，你的日子很贫苦。

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Obviously it is exceedingly hard to project seven or 10 years into the future.

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It can be hard to project what the future of your business will look like.

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This one was convened by the UK parliament's Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) and the Hard Rain project, which documents environmental and social issues through photography.

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