There is no point saying you run marathons, if you are going to be out of breath arriving at the interview on the second floor.

如果你跑到二楼面试都喘不过气来，那么你说你常跑马拉松就毫无意义了。

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Coughs typically last around one-quarter of a second, comprising a sharp intake of breath, a silent exhalation and then the complex burst of sounds that makes the cough noise.

典型的咳嗽会持续约四分之一秒，包括刺耳的吸气，安静的呼气，然后是形成咳嗽噪声的复杂爆裂声。

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One second he could feel her breath on him; the next she was gone and Mr. Chen tough as he was claimed to have burst into tears.

前一秒钟他还能感觉到女孩的呼吸，下一秒钟她就不见了。 尽管老陈是个爷们，但是据他自己说当时也是失声恸哭。

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Second and significantly, God himself blows the breath of life into Adam's nostrils.

第二重要的，上帝将生命之气吹进亚当的鼻孔。

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As Oudin came back for the second set, the crowd held its collective breath.

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Kerry Maylin, prosecuting, said the second victim "thought the only way she could survive was to play dead" and held her breath.

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In the second category, both Hewlett-Packard and Big Blue can now feel Compaq's breath on their collars.

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