People are not in a position to exercise personal liberty and to be self-determining if they are poverty-stricken, or deprived of basic education, or do not live within a context of law and order.

如果为贫穷而苦恼，或者被剥夺了基础教育，或者没有生活在法律法规的框架下，那么人们就不能拥有个人自由，自主行事。

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It is at these critical times that his self-confidence, towards difficulty and life in general, eventually plays a crucial role in determining whether he can turn failure into victory.

关键时刻，正是他对困难和人生的自信最终决定他能否反败为胜。

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Skills such as empathy, self-regulation and application were 33 times more important in determining income for those who turned 30 in 2000 than for those 12 years older, it said.

据说，诸如同情、自我调节和勤奋这样的技能决定收入，这对2000年刚满三十岁的人来说更重要，比那些年长十二岁的人重要三十三倍。

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as a form of work that will allow him to be self-sufficient and self-determining.

允许他自给自足,自我决定的一项工作。

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Military technology, unsurprisingly, is at the forefront of the march towards self-determining machines (see Technology Quarterly).

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Not surprisingly, self-imposed pressure is involved, with each athlete determining the pressure he or she is willing to feel.

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