She was falling apart at the seams, spending most of her time in tears.

她成天泪汪汪的，都快垮了。

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She rejected the technical virtuosity of movement in ballet, the most prestigious form of theatrical dance at that time, perhaps because her formal dance training was minimal.

她拒绝采用当时最负盛名的戏剧舞蹈芭蕾的动作技巧，也许因为她接受过的正规舞蹈训练很少。

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Sandy seldom goes out at weekends because reading takes up most of her free time.

桑迪周末很少出去，因为阅读占据了她大部分的空闲时间。

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Criticism of the current system tends to centre on the fact it gives an advantage to the prime minister of the day, who can choose to call an election at the most advantageous time for him or her as long as it is within five years of the previous election.

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Her fondest memories are from when she was 19, recently married, and spending most of her time with friends and at dances.

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The boyfriend had his own apartment, and she was either there or at a friend's house most of the time, so she rarely made it home to take her treatments.

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