They had no real motivation or clear timeline to stop what they were so busy at, to step back, to ask what exactly they were doing with their life.

他们缺少真正的目的，也没有明确的时间计划，未能暂停手头忙碌的事情，退后一步来问问我自己生命的意义何在。

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But the president has made concessions to Israel as well, by pressing the Palestinians to help stop rocket attacks and by agreeing to a timeline on diplomatic negotiations with Iran.

CNN: Obama aims to repair U.S. image in Muslim world