"What we don't want is a situation where parents are taking all the right steps at home, and then their kids undo all that work when they go to school with salty,fatty foods in the school cafeteria."

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But a few verses later it's clear that the poet isn't really drowning: this is a metaphor for his difficult situation.

但是随后的几首诗证明了，诗人并没有真正的溺水：,这里的水象征着困境。

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But I don't think we're in that situation.

但我不认为我们处于这样的境地

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This wasn't a situation where both sides were engaged in an argument that grew more heated.

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"This isn't a situation that Lou is unaccustomed to, " said NHL analyst Craig Button, former general manager of the Calgary Flames.

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But again, this isn't the situation in terms of his position.

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