It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother.

她用了整整一个月的时间才鼓起勇气告诉了母亲。

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Finally, she finally summon the courage to ring the teacher office door.

最后，她终于鼓起勇气，敲响了老师办公室的门。

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Some friends taking an hour to summon the courage to see their mate in death.

一些朋友鼓起勇气，花了一个小时去看他们死去的伙伴。

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It took three years to summon the courage to step outside my comfort zone.

FORBES: Achieving Your Goals Doesn't Always Happen Overnight

And whenever I summon the courage to decisively act on this selfless conviction things always seem to work out.

FORBES: Selling My Company By Giving It Away

When I was in college, AIDS cast a pall of fear over gay life, and I struggled to summon the courage to tell my closest friends who I was.

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