I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors.

我知道我能在小联合会中做些什么，我只是想要一个在大型职业总会中证明自己的机会。

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I knew it was a negotiation scheme, so I was able to say to myself, "this is not real."

我知道这是谈判策略，所以我可以对自己说：“这不是真的。”

youdao

Yet, now that I'm growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape.

然而，随着我日益长大，我曾经认为简单的世界变得越来越复杂，这让我意识到自己需要一种逃避的方法。

youdao

I say I knew it well. I knew what the old man felt, and felt sorry for him, although I laughed to myself.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

I knew what his priorities were well enough that I view myself as basically the implementor of the president's own influence.

我也很了解,他的首要任务是什么,所以我把自己看作是,基本上是总统影响力的,执行者。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

And for two years, I locked myself in that garage and no one knew what I was striving for."

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

"After I left the Army I found myself living in a shed and chopping wood - I knew I was stuck in a rut and I wanted to get back to work, " he said.

BBC: The Retreat at Ashcott, Somerset

Besides, everyone knew I was killing myself over that report.

NEWYORKER: History of a Disturbance

Kidville was the first time that I let myself sit down and let them play in an environment where I knew they were safe.

WSJ: Parents Patrol Nannies Online