It took me some time to work out what was causing this.

它花了我一些时间，找到导致这种状况的原因。

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My mind raced as I tried to work out what was happening.

我拼命地转动脑筋，想要搞清楚发生了什么事儿。

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It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system.

这药得需要一段时间才能排出你的体外。

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Representatives of his party and the Democrats met secretly to work out a compromise.

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Rather than trying to pursue those questions--, trying to work out the details of these views would be complicated as well.

我们不去研究这些问题，尝试分析细节,这些观点的方方面面是非常复杂的。

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So I like, you know, waking up when I want to wake up, working out when I want to work out,

所以，我喜欢，你知道，想起床就起床，想锻炼就锻炼，

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Recovering debt can be enormously expensive, so they are often willing to work out an agreement with you.

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All that fiction was a way for me to work out my best self.

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What is not easy to work out is exactly how many photons have arrived.

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