Then make sure your side fights like it's life or death.

还要确保你这边的人闹腾得像生死抉择一样。

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Elk calves have only one defense against the hunting grizzly. They play a game of hide-and-seek. But for the calf, it's life or death.

麋鹿幼畜对捕猎的灰熊只有一种防卫措施。它们玩藏猫猫的游戏。但对幼畜来说，这是生死关头。

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Much as they love you, it's easy for our friends to forget our day-to-day priorities, including a job search that feels like a life-or-death proposition to you.

虽然他们很爱你，但是朋友也很容易忘记我们的日常优先事项，包括像求职这样对你来说是生死攸关的事情。

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But when I talk to him, I don't feel it's a life or death question for him.

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"It's a matter of life or death for them, " he said.

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Cutting down on shopping or television may make sense for plenty of people, but it's probably not a life-or-death decision.

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