We were simply too busy to join book clubs, take glass-blowing classes, or even stay late at the office.

我们只是太忙没法去参加读书俱乐部，去上玻璃吹制班，或者甚至在办公室呆到很晚。

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They collude behind closed doors. They decide who can join their cosy clubs and expect the rest of the world to obey the instructions they hand down.

他们秘密地策划一些东西，决定着谁能加入他们这舒适的俱乐部然后期望世界上的其他人也惟命是从。

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CONVENTIONAL law firms charge vast hourly fees and then hand the work to underlings while the partners play golf at clubs their clients are too poor to join.

通常律师事务所会按小时收取高额费用，而后将工作扔给下属，而合伙人得以出入一些客户都支付不起的高尔夫俱乐部。

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It has been split up into two divisions with Coventry coming in from the Midlands League to join clubs who finished in the top half of the Northern League last year in Division One.

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The players will meanwhile stay loyal, hopes manager Rick Passmoor, though it's likely that in the summer several will leave for clubs that join the Super League.

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Individuals join clubs because of the people they will rub shoulders with.

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