When you’re knee deep in preparation, it can be difficult to decide when to stop “preparing” and start the process of actually “doing”.

如果你还处在准备阶段，你很难决定什么时候结束”准备“而进入“实施”阶段。

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When we’re knee deep within a serious discussion or argument with our significant other, it’s hard to put aside our point for the moment and just listen.

我们正和另一半讨论或争论得不可开交，要我们暂时把自己的观点搁在一边而去聆听他（她）们的观点？ 难于上青天。

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He stood knee deep amongst the whispering undulations of the green blades with the lost air of a man just born into the world.

他挺直身子站在齐膝深、起伏不停、窸窣作响的青草中，神色茫然，好像刚出世似的。

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I was neither at the hot gates Nor fought in the warm rain Nor knee deep in the salt marsh, heaving a cutlass, Bitten by flies, fought.

我未曾到过火热的城门,也未曾在暖雨中作战,更未曾在没膝的盐沼里挥舞弯刀，挨着飞蝇的叮咬，苦战。

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In York, Archbishop Sentamu stood knee deep in water and immersed four adults outside the church of St Michael-le-Belfrey.

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It may have been nerve-jangling and left England supporters knee deep in chewed fingernails as Argentina camped out in their territory after the interval, but no-one should begrudge Eriksson and his players a single second of their joyous celebrations.

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