It is the sound of workers cutting through all of the re-bar to pour the foundation for the apartment house being built next door but striking it with a small hammer, repeatedly, until it breaks.

隔壁正在兴建的公寓，一群建筑工人正在切割修建地基所用的钢筋，不过是用一把小铁锤不断地锤打，直到钢筋断裂。

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Pulling everything out of the cupboards, re-evaluating the need for it and putting it all away neatly.

把所有的东西从碗橱里拿出来，从新评估还是否需要它，然后把它整齐的放在一边。

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Robbie: Yeah, they 're getting the assembly hall ready for the gradation ceremony, so we all got to go home early. It is too noisy to study.

罗比：是啊，他们在布置大礼堂，为毕业典礼做准备。所以我们都非得早回家不可。太吵了书看不下去。

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"You know, we're seeing a bit of a change in tide as things get better, but we certainly felt it for a little bit, but as we're all doing, we're tightening the belts and working harder to find those other dollars."

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Audience: Hi Steve. So earlier in your presentation, you're talking about that it was a great time for innovation and all these ideas were happening and I'm sure you'd seen a lot of these ideas happened over your years at Microsoft.

观众：你好史蒂夫，你之前讲了，你在谈的是现在是创业革新的好时期,各种想法都在萌芽，我想你在微软,工作多年肯定见识过很多很棒的点子。

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But for all that, thinking about those facts make it rather difficult, while you're thinking about the facts, to continue enjoying kissing the person.

但是尽管如此，想到这些事实让继续享受亲吻，变得困难了，当你想到这些事实时。

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And as a result of those interactions, we're all the richer for it.

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Truth is, Virginia, we're all in it for the money.

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The Orange Grand Master, Robert Saulters, said he believes the commission is biased against Protestants: "Last year we did it the quiet way and what thanks did we get for it, we got no thanks at all, this is what we're getting for it, a kick in the teeth", he said.

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