We're the only species with language, we told ourselves-until gorillas and chimps mastered sign language.

我们自言是唯一会使用语言的物种——直到大猩猩和黑猩猩掌握了符号语言。

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How many times have we told ourselves in complete earnestness, "I'm going to be more organized and productive from now on."?

多少次我们曾坚定地对自己说“从现在开始我要活得更有规划，更有成就” ？

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But don't call too often or speak too loudly or whine too much, we told ourselves, or else they'll get an noyed and she'll get fired and the summers will end.

但是，我们告诫自己：不要打太多电话，不要说得太大声，也不要在电话里过多地诉苦，要不然他们就会生气，妈妈就会被解雇，美好的夏日也就完结了。

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We told ourselves yesterday every game is like an NCAA game.

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We told ourselves, 'Never again.

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"I clearly remember we were calling ourselves colored, and after the song, we were calling ourselves black, " Brown told The Associated Press in 2003.

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