My mom always said, 'You're a good cook, you'll make a fine scientist,' when I told her that I like science.

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If I'm told "not so much for you," you'll suffer relative to him.

如果有人跟我说“你不怎么聪明”,你就会因为他而受到我冷落。

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I've already told you but I'll repeat it.

我已经说过了,但我还是重复一下

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And if a spacecraft is visible in the sky, you'll be told where to find it.

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But if I add up my cousin's spending, my target will be bubkes, and I'll be told to splurge now and starve tomorrow.

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If you write about Botticelli as a painter of the Italian Renaissance, you'll be told sapiently that there was never really a renaissance in Italy for him to paint in.

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