I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets.

我从医是为了治病救人，不是为了预算争吵而浪费时间。

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It's (usually) not overtly hostile bickering.

那(通常)不是公然的作对争吵。

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This often manifests itself in bickering and needless arguments which is not healthy for the well-being of a relationship.

这通常表现为争吵和没有必要的争论，这样的争吵会伤害到夫妻间的感情。

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Unfortunately, it didn't work very well because people started bickering in his town and the New Harmony became kind of a joke-- it was not a harmonious community.

但不幸的是，这座村落发展得并不顺利,矛盾争执丛生,新和谐村成了笑谈-,因为已经无谓和谐了。

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Economic growth, not partisan bickering, was what brought Great Britain and the world to an unparalleled era of affluence for workers and investors both.

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They have vowed not to let political bickering hinder preparations for the 2010 event.

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But Daschle warned that the package should not be a vehicle for partisan bickering.

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