I felt I lived not for myself but for them, because they would be gratified at my high grades and feel their painstaking did not go to waste.

我发觉我在为他们而活，我的好成绩能让他们很高兴，让他们觉得一切辛苦都没有白费。

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Lu Yun encouraged him by saying: "the ancients would be gratified even if they came to thoroughly understand the truth in the early morning but died at night, let alone you with a promising future."

陆云勉励他说：“古人清晨通晓事理，即使夜晚死去都感到欣慰，何况你的前程远大。”

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My critical powers are just sufficient to determine this, and I am gratified to be able to say it.

我的评论能力可以确认这一点，而且我很高兴我能这么说。

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