孟子说，先立乎其大者，其小不能夺也。

Mencius once said, the one who has high aim could not be influenced by trifle.

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你的第一反应是呆立不动，所以，你必须先做好心理准备然后才能接诊病人。

Your first reaction is to freeze, so you must prepare yourself emotionally to engage the patient.

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立管压力波动幅度随气相折算速度的增大先增大后减小；

The pressure fluctuation of the riser first increases then decreases with the superficial gas velocities;

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I think there's the old saying, "You can't run before you walk." and I think it's basically the same thing about writing.

有句俗话叫，“你不能未立先走。”我觉得写作跟这个是一个道理。

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