It's difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father.

协调我工作的要求与我当个好父亲的愿望很难。

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Women struggle to say "no" in the workplace for similar reasons, including the desire to be liked by their colleagues.

出于希望被同事喜欢等类似原因，女性在职场中很难说“不”。

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The desire to be the me I love is back.

我的愿望是我回来了。

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We quickly learned that we had overestimated everything: the ability of our vehicle, the distance we could travel in a day, the amount of money we needed and our desire to be away from home.

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It seeks distinction, the desire to be first in the race of life and lead us to seek to dominate others.

它追寻区别，渴望成为人生赛跑中的第一名,并引导我们寻求主宰他人。

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The desire to be first is really central to this poem and it continues in this stanza: Have thou the honor first thy Lord to greet And join thy voice unto the Angel Choir, From out his secret Altar toucht with hallow'd fire.

想得第一的欲望是这首诗的主题,在这一段中也还是主题：,你要抢先，争取最初迎主的荣光,放开你的歌喉，宛若天使的合唱，接触神坛的圣火像是热烈的篇章。

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Although it is no longer possible the desire to be an autarky is still strong.

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The desire to be there, to see it at any cost, to experience it no matter what.

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Then there are workplaces with employees who tone down their humor, often with the desire to be taken more seriously, he adds.

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