That evening, I sat down seriously with the book, but I still understood very little; actually, nothing.

那天晚上，我开始坐下来一本正经地阅读这本书，但是还是读懂很少，或者说根本不懂。

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I still obviously want to respect my mother, but I'm also my own person and I take my work very seriously.

很显然，我依旧很尊敬我的妈妈，但是我是我自己，我对待自己的工作也很认真。

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But what I said then is still true: If we're really going to tackle this problem seriously, then we've got to get Congress to take the next step.

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Part of my excitement came from the fact that I am Catholic -- not a perfect Catholic, but someone who tries to take my faith seriously and is still thankful to my parents for sending me to a Catholic high school that I am convinced put me on a path to the profession I love so much today.

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