Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays-it seems to average out.

有时我付钱，有时他付钱——到头来似乎两相持平。

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On Wednesday a personal trainer will work me like a farm animal for an hour, sometimes to the point that I am dizzy - an abuse for which I pay as much as I spend on groceries in a week.

星期三会有一个私人教练在一个小时里把我当做农场的动物一样折腾，有时会让我感到眩晕，并且奢侈地花掉了和我一个礼拜购物一样多的钱。

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So next time you say to yourself, "Oh I have to…" try saying to yourself, "I choose to…" For example you say, sometimes with a heavy heart, "I have to go to this job to pay the bills.

所以下次对自己说，“哦，我必须…”试着对自己说，“我选择去…”比如你说，有时候伴随着一颗沉重的心，“我必须去做这份工作来付账单。”

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And as for feeding the baby at night, sometimes I'll splurge and pay two hundred bucks for a baby nurse, or what I like to call my surrogate husband, without benefits.

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