"The progress in terms of the Afghan government doing its side of the bargain and improving its level of governance isn't happening as smoothly as it should, that the build-up of the Afghan army is again slower than it should.

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because all we konw now it's orange alert, the alert level has gone up or gone down We don't really know what it goes on behind the scene.

我们都知道现在是橙色警报，警戒线时高时低,我们真的不知道,事情背后是如何处理的。

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Sure, there'd be some new particular puzzle you hadn't seen before, but you'd sort of step up a level and say, "Although I haven't seen this particular one before, I've seen crossword puzzles before.

当然肯定有你没见过的特殊填字游戏，但你会退一步说，“虽然我没见过这个特殊的填字游戏，但我见识过填字游戏。

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If you don't keep your education level up, you will be left out.

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Testimonial from a satisfied customer: "We've tried to create traveling exhibits on our own but haven't come up to their level, " says Carol Valenta, a vice president at the St.

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An example is if a worker's lifestyle suddenly improves to a level that doesn't line up with his or her income.

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