They went up by the stair, because they thought this would make a better impression.

他们顺着楼梯上楼，因为他们认为这样会给人留下更好的印象。

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If you stand up straight, you'll give an impression of self-confidence, even if you're quaking in your boots.

只要你站直了，就会给人一种自信的印象，哪怕你正紧张得发抖。

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After all, we're brought up to be polite, and it is important to make a good impression upon other people—especially across national divides.

毕竟，我们从小就被教育要有礼貌，给别人留下好印象很重要，面对国家间的差异就更要如此。

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A lot of people have the impression that home prices only go up and that they're a wonderful investment.

大多数人都觉得,房价始终是上涨的,而且房屋是理想的投资项目

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Cumulatively, this builds up the impression that Hong Kong is just another Chinese city.

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In an effort to avoid making a bad impression, the presenter ended up making no impression at all.

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And you wind up having an impression of a candidate sooner than you meant to, and it hardens into an opinion earlier than it used to.

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