I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends.

当我和朋友见面时，我会努力做到准时。

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Every day I make an effort to go toward what I don't understand.

每天，我都努力走向我没有弄懂的东西。

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Every time before going to a fashion week, I make an effort to lose weight.

每次去时装周前我都要减肥。

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If you are like me, too difficult about getting places on time, you have to make an extra effort the way I do, and arrive on time.

如果你们像我一样，容易迟到，你们就要像我一样努把力，要准时上课。

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So I make an effort to meet and connect with other gay entrepreneurs.

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So, it should come as no surprise to those familiar with my columns that I make an effort to stay afloat of the latest Hollywood fodder.

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For whatever reason, I make an effort to see all the surf films that come out, like Riding Giants and Step Into Liquid, and read every surfing article in Outside Magazine and the like.

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