We do this because we usually deprive our bodies of adequate calories the first half of the day.

我们这样做的原因，是我们在白天的时候通常剥夺了我们身体需要的充足卡路里。

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If you find yourself running through everything you need to do in the day, stop. Focus on that first half hour or hour of your day - the one thing you really want to get out of bed for.

如果你发现自己想着这一整天的事情那请打住，集中于你一天中的前半个个小时或者前一个小时，你起床后真正想做的事情，然后掀开被子行动！

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Actually, the first-half of the film was entertaining enough, but I was really hoping to have a little more of a Day After Tomorrow build-up to the big explosions.

事实上，影片的前半部还是很精彩的，但是我更希望它不仅仅只是电影《后天》的爆炸加强版。

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Volume is at its highest in the first and last half hours of the trading day, he says.

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