Parents are entitled to 13 weeks' parental leave to be taken during the first five years of a child's life.

孩子出生后的头5年父母有权享受13周的产假。

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I have also taken out a life insurance policy on him just in case.

我也给他买了一份人寿保险以防万一。

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Yet it is precisely this deceptive ease which makes language a victim of its own success, since in everyday life its triumphs are usually taken for granted.

然而，正是这种欺骗性的轻松使语言成为自身成功的牺牲品，因为在日常生活中，语言的成功通常被视为理所当然。

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"The right to vote should be restored carefully on a case by case basis after the person has shown that he or she has taken a new direction in his or her life."

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This is actually something very near and dear to my heart because I literally would not be doing what I do in life today had I not taken a couple of courses here, this one in particular, pass fail.

事实上，我是很关心的,因为今天我就不会站在这里,如果当初我没有这里上课的话，这门课，要么过要么挂科。

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If the land isn't taken up by large oligarchies life slaveholding class--then the small guy has a chance.

如果土地没有被大的垄断方占有,奴隶阶级,弱小的一方就仍会有希望

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Accident or no accident, had Mr Pistorius shot an intruder rather than Miss Steenkamp, his ownership of a weapon would still have taken a life.

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In fact, Lara throws away her gun and nearly throws up because she's taken a life -- although she later goes back to get the weapon.

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You gave us the aha moment, which has taken a life of its own, spawning self-help books, public service announcements and a slew of sitcom punch lines.

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