He would have worked for his exams all May if his friends had left him alone. Unfortunately they didn't, and he's as weak as water when it comes to saying "no" to a friend.

如果他的朋友们不来打扰，他整个5月都会准备迎考的，但令人遗憾的是他们常来，而他又性格软弱，不好意思对朋友说“不”字。

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He then tested how such a strategy would have worked over the period from 1871 to 2009.

然后他测验，在从1871年到2009年的这段时期内，这样的策略产生了怎样的效果。

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If he hadn't worked on his speaking ability, it would have been very limiting to his life and career prospects.

如果他没有努力去提高他的讲话能力，这个缺陷可能会对他的生活和事业前途造成很大的限制。

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If Scott Walker actually cared about public education he would have worked with the unions to make important reforms.

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While he would not be able to just remove children off the street today, he would have worked with the system to make sure they were not just left there.

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If he had bothered to do a background check, he would have discovered that the firm already worked for Mr Mugabe, and that its director, Ari Ben-Menashe, is a former Israeli agent known for spinning colourful yarns.

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