Sometimes my kids watch too much TV. Sometimes I spend too much time curled up in a chair reading a book, ignoring dust bunnies and the messes the kids make.

有时候我的孩子看太多的电视，有时候我花太多的时间蜷缩在椅子里看书而忽视了家里的积尘和孩子们制造的一片狼藉。

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Often we waste too much time assigning blame and wanting the person who was in the wrong to straighten up and make amends.

很多时候我们把时间浪费在抱怨上，并奢望那个做错的人会矫正过来且道歉。

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Appointments. It's much easier to make those early appointments on time if you get up early.

轻松赴约如果你早起的话，预约再早你也能轻松搞定。

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Consequently, every time we get near the debt ceiling, the administration is forced to pretty much make it up as it goes along.

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