It's very easy to spend four years majoring in English literature and come out no more employable than you were before you went in.

花四年时间主修英国文学，到头来却发现自己并不比入学前更具有就业能力，这是很常见的。

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If you soak the tablecloth before you wash it, the stains should come out.

先把桌布浸一浸再洗，污迹就能去掉。

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If you love me, you will come back, alive as before.

如果你爱我，你就会像以前一样活着回来。

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But Mr.Taylor,it's true isn't it that of all the people who have come before these judges, you are the one who has the most reason to lie,".

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It repays innumerable readings and re-readings, so I urge you to read it seventy-five times, let's say, before you come to class on Monday.

这需要反复的阅读和再阅读，所以我建议你们在周一来上课前，要读七十五遍。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Alright, so maybe a little underwhelming and we saw already what this program is going to do but let's just go through this process once before we start doing more interesting things and then we'll come back and at least give you a hint of what some of these syntactic details are doing.

好吧，这个程序也许太平庸了，让人印象不够深刻,我们也知道这个程序是干嘛的,在我们开始更有意思的事情之前,让我们再来讨论一下整个过程后再回来,这些语法细节到底是在做什么呢？,先给你们一点小小的提示。

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The IRS wants you to come forward before you have to, not after.

FORBES: IRS Offers Carrot And Stick For Offshore Disclosures

If you have a relationship before you come into the league, it builds your character and you get sustained in the way you live.

WSJ: Jacksonville Jaguars Ask Free Agents to Bring Their Wives

It's the "you come to us before we come to you" approach, and can result in a significant reduction in the amount due.

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