I used to think that I could not go on.

我原以为我再无法作为。

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I used to think that I could not go on. And life was nothing but an awful song.

原以为我不能继续，生活空虚如一首恐怖的歌。

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Then suddenly, I realized I could not go on like this and rushed into the washroom for a facial wash, and then went downstairs to have my meal.

这样持续了大概五分钟，我突然意识到不对劲，立即起身到冲凉房里洗个脸，下楼去打饭吃。

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It was when cabinet ministers began to say that she could not go on that I became confident enough of the trend to predict the end of what had been an exciting period in British politics.

BBC: John Cole: Me and Mrs Thatcher