Since there is no way for me to avoid exams, I am currently questioning what kind are the most taxing and ultimately beneficial.

既然无法逃避考试，于是我目前在想，哪种考试是最费力但根本上是有益的。

youdao

'Am', 'is', 'are', 'was' and 'were' are the finite forms of 'be'; 'being' and 'been' are the non-finite forms.

am、is、are、was和were是be的限定形式；being和been是非限定形式。

《牛津词典》

That's because there is always a silent promise between us that says, "I am here and you are not alone."

那是因为我们之间总有一个沉默的承诺：“我在这里，你并不孤单。”

youdao

"It is one of those traditions here in South Africa that I am not sure they are going to take away.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

The quality that I am attempting to describe is that special understanding of public life which successful statesmen have whether they are wicked or virtuous.

是对公共生活有特别的了解,而那正是,成功政治家们所共有的特质,无论他们是从邪念或善念出发。

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I've explained my embarrassment about using terms that I really have no absolutely no idea of the meaning of except that I'm told what the meaning of them is in the books that I am reading, which are the same books that you're reading.

我已经解释过了，用这些我完全不知道什么意思的词,真的很尴尬，除非有人告诉我他们是什么意思,就像这本书里说的那样,而我读的这本书，也就是你们现在也在读的。

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If you are coastal cruising as I often am, it is always important to know, literally, where you are.

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Anyway, I am assuming that is the word they are concerned about.

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That is exactly what I am saying - variants are possible.

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