He overslept and didn't go to work.

他睡过了头而没去上班。

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He didn't go to work because he was ill.

他没有上班是因为他生病了。

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Mr Smith didn't go to work the week his wife was ill.

他妻子生病的一周里，史密斯先生没有去上班。

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If things didn't work out long term, they still have a spot for me I think if I want to go back and finish my MBA it's just not that high risk when you get right down to it.

如果长期下来不行的话，他们仍然偏爱我的话，我想我可以,回来读完工管硕士，实际去做的话困难并不大。

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