When I'm doing something I'd rather not do, or when I'm someplace I'd rather not be, I use my phone to port myself elsewhere.

当我在做一些我不想做的事情，或者当我在一个我不想呆的地方时，我就用手机让自己的注意力转移到其他地方。

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There was long stretch when I did not dare ask myself whether I would rather be at the swimming pool or with Hanna.

有好长一段时间我都拿不定主意，我是该呆在游泳池呢，还是跟汉娜呆在一起。

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Believe it or not, now I own more than 100 precious books myself, I like buying books from bookstore rather than borrowing books from library.

信不信由你，现在我拥有100多本珍贵的书籍，比起借书，我更喜欢买书。

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The sovereign is not the direct expression of my will or your will, but rather an abstraction from my natural desire to rule myself.

君主制不是对我的，或者你的意志的直接表达,不如说是一种抽象概念,是源于自己统治自己的自然愿望。

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We went rolling home, or rather, I went to climb a tower or two to prepare myself for the next meal.

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Rather than beat myself up or deny the reality of my obsession I chose to work toward creating a more balanced relationship with my online status.

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To appeal to these young clients, I find myself using color and small prints rather than fussy princess fabrics or toy-car patterns.

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