大约两小时后我才鼓起勇气打了电话。

It took me about two hours to pluck up the courage to call.

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如果共和党多数派不能鼓起勇气来挑战室内设计师的卡特尔，那么佛罗里达州的失业率将会超过10%。美国能指望什么呢？

If Republican majorities cannot pluck up the courage to challenge a cartel of interior designers when Florida's unemployment rate is more than 10%, what hope has America?

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但是如果你鼓起勇气和一个陌生人交谈，你会感觉好很多。

You'll feel a lot better, if pluck up your courage and start a conversation with someone you don't know.

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