I must admit that I always hated morning exercises and always thought that it would not work for me.

我得承认我一直都讨厌晨练，认为晨练对我没有什么作用。

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Then she would sit for him, tired and uncomfortable, but not alienated from the process: “it taught me that it is real work: each painting took nine months.

然后她坐下等他画，这一过程很累而且不舒服，但并未厌倦：“这一过程使我明白了这是真正的创作：每次画画要用九个月。

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Not infrequently, during a demanding day at work, I would find a deliveryman standing in my office with a boxed lunch Alex had ordered for me, to make sure I remembered to eat.

在我工作很忙的时候，经常会有送外卖的人来出现在我的办公室来给我送午饭之类的，不用说，当然是艾利克斯定的，他怕我一忙起来就忘了吃饭。

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And so when he called to offer me the job, I declined his offer and told him why I would not want to work for him.

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