New things and events waiting ahead make a new day exciting, but having to wake up early in the morning is definitely something I don't look forward to.

迎接新的事情总是令人兴奋，但我不希望早起。

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The events of this year are a wake up call.

今年的一系列事件给我们敲响了警钟。

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It's sad that it took that series of life-altering events to wake me up, to make me take massive action to become more free, to find meaning in my life.

说来悲哀，经过数次改变人生轨迹的事件，我才清醒过来，为追寻人生的意义，为追寻自由的生活而展开行动。

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For many countries, the events of the past weeks have been a loud wake-up call.

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Many other athletic events have been staged successfully in the wake of the Boston bombings, albeit with ramped-up security, including Sunday's Five Boro Bike Tour in New York City and last month's Penn Relays track and field competition in Philadelphia.

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