"I wanted to work in the lobby. I wanted to lead a decent life," he said.

“我要在大厅里工作，我要过上体面的生活”，他说。

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I am not at all sure I want to go on with this, because my belief and my love have sustained me and helped me to lead a decent life.

我完全不确定我是否愿意继续探讨下去，因为我的信仰和我的爱一直支撑着我，帮我过着一种体面的生活。

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I no longer use drugs and I strive to lead a decent and honest life.

现在的我已经戒毒，并努力过着像样诚实的生活。

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And the bargain that the Chinese leadership offers to the Chinese people is you can get rich, you can lead a reasonably decent life, just keep your nose out of politics or your nose gets cut off.

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