Going to college was not an option for me.

上大学不是我可以选择的道路。

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But dropping out of the race was not an option: he had never quit a marathon.

但是退出比赛并不是他要的选择：他从未放弃过马拉松。

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Inability to compete with the west was inconceivable. Failure was not an option.

在西方竞争乏力是不可接受的，失败也不是选择。

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Irma,who was recently inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, says retirement is not an option for her right now.

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So, when I started in college, that wasn't even an option for me and I was interested in a lot of things, chemistry not being one.

因此当我来到大学时,在我所感兴趣的科目里,根本就没有化学。

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They had their name on the door, so failure was not an option for that family.

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With the highway listed as a national historic landmark, road-widening was not an option.

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Once that reputation was acquired, it had to be maintained, losing face was not an option.

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