Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay, but he didn't like city life and spending all day inside.

帕特在美国政府有一份高薪的办公室工作，但他不喜欢城市生活，也不喜欢整天呆在室内。

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Obama got in trouble in his talk last August with Rick Warren for saying that the question of when life begins was "above my pay grade." But just because he was glib doesn't mean he was wrong.

奥巴马因在去年八月底和华里克的对话中说过一个生命在何时开始的问题“超出了我被付钱讨论的范围”而惹火上身，但是，只是因为他的圆滑并不能说他就错了。

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However, if we pay attention to the natural processes of life, we then see how we can align with nature and thus our path becomes more clear.

然而，如果我们注意到生命的自然过程，我们就会知道如何符合天性，因此我们的道路会变得更为明朗。

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He got talented, respected members of the community who people admired to become life insurance salesmen and he had to pay them enough so that they would stick with the job; then it finally worked.

他将社区中那些具有天赋且受人欢迎的人,聘为寿险推销员,并且通过高薪来激励他们坚守岗位,这个策略最终成功了

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In the end, money is time, and you may pay with your life if not through death, then through drudgery.

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And you will pay with your life.

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During that time the clubs have got bigger and heavier -- as have the pay checks and the relentless media attention which comes with life on the Tour.

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