The world is full of measuring tapes, books and articles to tell you where you should be at your age.

世界充斥着衡量人生成功与否的各类磁带、书籍和文章，告诉你在目前这个年龄你应该达到怎样的目标。

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There were actually law enforcement details whose sole responsibility was measuring women's suits with measuring tapes. Infractions could be punished with arrest.

实际上，有些执法人员的唯一指责就是用卷尺测量女性的泳装，违法人员可能会被逮捕。

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Writing in his blog, he described how contestants are equipped with measuring tapes and soft pencils and then sent out to follow the one-way layout around the store, matching beds, wardrobes and kitchen chairs along the way, wrestling with the Scandinavian names and, later, the assembly instructions.

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