Instead of a young man full of life, they saw an old man who could not speak clearly or control his shaking.

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My life would've gone better had I chosen to become a farmer instead of chosen to become a doctor.

我的生活本来会变得更好,如果我选择成为农民而不是医生的话。

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Instead of the rags to riches life, imagine the riches to rags life.

这次不是由贫到富的生命，而是由富变贫的生命。

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In it, Tim Ferriss advocates building a business that supports your life, instead of using your life to support a business.

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The project is a completely new way of envisioning the suburbs, integrating all aspects of life instead of separating them into live, work and play.

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