The reason he wrote the word down was because he was trying to convince other Englishmen to pull up stakes in the old country and help swell the European population in the settlement.

他之所以写下这个词，是因为他想说服其他英国人，让他们卷起铺盖离开旧土，为这片新的殖民地充实欧洲人人口。

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EPP is designed to help you break out of your negative conditioning and pull up the stakes of what may be holding you back.

EPP是为帮助你打破你的消极制约，拔起可能阻止你前进的树桩而设计的。

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Men pull up stakes in the Russian village of Muslyumovo, literally disassembling an older home so that it can be moved from the heavily contaminated region to a new location.

俄罗斯穆斯·里乌·莫文村的男子们正在搬运木桩。他们将旧木屋拆开，并把木桩从受污染的地区搬到新的住所。

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Sometimes, you need to decide for yourself when it's time to pull up stakes and fold your cards.

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Among older Americans who pull up stakes, a "large majority" settle within 20 miles of their previous homes, according to a 2009 Boston College study.

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All these people had the get-up-and-go to pull up stakes and come here, a temperament that made them different from their friends and relatives who stayed home.

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