People and community groups just read or heard about the program and stepped up to the plate.

人们和社区组织只是了解到有这一行动计划后便自发地慷慨解囊。

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"I was fortunate somebody stepped up to the plate," she said. "to be a successful person, you need strong support."

“我很幸运被关注，”她说，“想要成为一个成功的人，必须得到很大的支持。”

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"Over a long, 20-year period, married men have stepped up to the plate a little bit, but not as much as married women have dropped off in the time they spend on household chores," Ms. Hartmann says.

“长达20年的时期以来，已婚男性慢慢地多做了些家务，而已婚女性对家中的琐碎事花的时间越来越少了，”哈特曼这么说。

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Mr. JOHN NALAND (President, American Foreign Service Association): The Foreign Service has stepped up to the plate to staff Iraq, and the view is that our senior leadership has not stepped up to the plate to get the Foreign Service the resources we need.

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Davis was batting .152 when he stepped to the plate with the bases loaded.

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And, although Lennard failed with the kick, Tonga'uiha stepped up the plate in stoppage time to add the drop-goal that stretched his side's lead to 11-0.

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