I didn't go to work. Instead, I stayed at home all day.

我没去上班，而是整天呆在家里。

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TERRY: I wish I didn't have to go back to work either, but I have so much to do.

特瑞：我希望我也不用回去工作， 但是我有那么多事要做。

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I know, but work was so busy last week that I didn't have time to go to the supermarket.

我知道，但是上周工作那么忙，以至于我都没有时间去超市。

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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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So Mama Fleur didn't feed me meat or milk so that I'd stay small and not have to go to work in the cotton fields.

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