这需要通过长时间的努力（通常要好几个月），为项目做出突出的贡献。

This can be accomplish by a dedicated effort over a long period of time (typically, months) to make significant contributions to the project.

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目前，通过我们努力的忽略这个事实，亦或是把事实掩盖在一堆情感谎言和虚假伪装之下，这出可笑的闹剧在不断地上演着。

The mischief that it does at present is produced by our efforts to ignore it, or to smother it under a heap of sentimental lies and false pretences.

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这尤其如此，如果你想通过这种努力来作为生活的依靠。

This is especially true if you’re trying to make a living out of these endeavors.

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I think it's also the struggle of a generation trying to enrich the public square with positive conversation about religion.

我认为这也是我们这一代人的努力,我们试图通过积极地谈论宗教,来丰富社会生活。

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I'll let that person sit there because that person clearly didn't make the investment.

我就不会让他通过这门课,因为他显然没有尽任何的努力。

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And it can only be done through this kind of effort.

而这只能通过这种努力而实现。

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