I'm having a much-needed rest.

我特别累，现在正在休息。

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Did a mother deny you needed rest?

母亲难道不给你所需的休息。

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She needed rest!

她需要休息！

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I needed to do theater for the rest of my life

那才是我人生的真正转折点，

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Just as any machine needed rest to prepare for the next day, so did the human.

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Both teams snared some much-needed rest after playing two games in two days Sunday and Monday.

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Or do we simply put our heads down and use these periods of time to market our talents to the outside world while taking some much-needed rest to prepare for the onslaught that will inevitably ensue from our efforts?

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