We must also acknowledge that a half-hearted effort in this mission is one of little use.

我们也必须知道，不全心投入这个使命，作用是不大的。

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If you want to make it work, make some conscious effort to really try to make it work. otherwise do not even bother to make half hearted effort.

如果你还想挽救你们的感情的话，就要真心的去努力修补挽救你们的关系，否则的话，根本就不用去做三心二意的努力。

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He said: "he was a kind-hearted people, the biggest highlight of his life not his MG sports car, but he has spared no effort to subsidize the poor."

他说：“他是一个善良的人，他一生最大的亮点不是他的MG跑车，而是他不遗余力地资助那些贫困的人。”

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