Part of what's been bothering Franny is her frustration with acting, and that's one of the things that Lane is so surprised she has given up; it was the only thing she was passionate about.

动作的挫败已经让弗兰尼烦恼了,莱恩也很奇怪她放弃了,这是她唯一有激情的事情呀。

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With so few bothering to vote, it now only takes a determined few to throw out an unpopular council.

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As we talked, I could tell something was bothering her so I asked if anything else was on her mind.

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He dwells on the fact that many Muslim men feel emasculated by the success of their women without bothering to wonder why so many of the women are successful.

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