After many years in the bump and grind, and perhaps hardship, of reality in the working world, many people will tell you that their school years were some of the best times of their lives.

在多年充满坎坷和荆棘的工作经历后，很多人会告诉你他们一生中最好的时光是他们的大学生活。

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Back in the rural areas the people gather wild plants, a traditional meal in times of hardship.

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Experts have settled on a policy of limiting intervention, but providing some support, especially in times of hardship -- which has helped to bring people a little closer to these ghosts of the desert.

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They also found people willing to help them and even in times of terrible hardship to share something of their lives.

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