I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that.

我想以某种方式在世界上有所作为，但我不知道该怎么做。

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You don't need to do much to make a difference to others' lives.

你不需要做太多来改变别人的生活。

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Everyone can do something to make a difference to a community.

每个人都可以为社区做些改变。

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"I do believe that I am going to make a difference to those guys that are coming to South Africa."

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But whether or not you do so doesn't seem to make a big difference.

但不论你是否选择这样做,都不会有什么太大的影响

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Just want to do things on my own: Can I make a difference?

只想做自己的事，我能否实现改变？

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Finally, to make a difference portfolio-wise trading IPOs, you typically have to be a darn good short-term market timer (tough to do) and hold a large enough allocation to make a difference (not typically a wise thing to do).

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If your morale compass is now in-right, if what I want to do is take care of my family, what I want to do is take care of my kids, what I want to do is make a difference in the world, but I want to do the way I want to do it.

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"We felt so helpless that this was the only thing that we could think to do to make a difference and use our nervous energy, " Linas said.

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