When you takes pains to do something, you want to gain or obtain something.

当你努力去做某件事情时，你是想获得某种东西。

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It takes three hours, whichever route you take.

无论你走哪一条路都需要三个小时。

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It takes courage to say what you think.

说出你的想法需要勇气。

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"I feel that film takes you to places. It introduces you to people all over the world.

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And if you pay attention to the smallest things while knowing what's important, then everything else takes care of itself.

如果你注意到了最小的东西,并且知道什么是重要的，那么任何其他事情都会自然而然地好起来。

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One of the things you could imagine is just try it on and input, see how long it takes.

你们想出来的方法只是可能就是通过,输入来试试，看运行时间会有多长。

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Why would you takes chances with your livelihood?

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Despite the 2D graphics, it draws you in and takes you back to the simple times of arcade-style games but with way more edge and darkness.

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Keeping you strong takes something else -- a country that never forgets this simple truth.

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