He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her.

他想像不出为什么他这么长时间没跟她联系。

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He's determined to pass this time.

这一回他决心要考及格。

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And five weeks less one day later I decided you know what this might actually be for me and I switched from pass-fail to letter graded status at that point in time.

而第五周的最后一天,我从上及格-不及格制的课程转为上数字学分制的课程,你们可能知道这对我来说意味着什么。

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But the last word went to Gloucester and Robinson, who picked off another questionable pass - this time from Tom Cheeseman - to score a try he comfortably converted.

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In addition, brain rest is recommended following a concussion, so reading, watching movies and playing video games -- things you might normally do to pass the time on a plane -- may make things worse.

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That said, the card Merkel has played this weekend is a one-time pass, a Boy Who Cried Wolf trick.

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