The fact that the following moment I abstained from lifting my arm did not prove that I could have abstained from lifting it.

在那个时刻之后，我不再举起胳膊，并不是证明我能不举它。

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Unlike many absentees in my class who often abstained from attending the boring lectures, I dare not absolve myself from this responsibility.

班里诸多缺席者常常是刻意回避那些无聊的讲座，我却不敢自作主张的免除听课的责任。

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