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When I was a new mom, I used to think that life was going to be balanced, and I strived for that. But life is crazy!
当我还是一个新妈妈的时候，我曾经认为生活将是平衡的，我为此而奋斗。但生活是疯狂的!
My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me.
我祖母会弹钢琴，我过去常常在那里蹒跚学步，挑选一些我觉得好听的小东西。
I used to wear a lot of red lipstick, and when I got a pimple, I'd cover it up with eyeliner to turn it into a beauty mark.
我过去经常涂红色唇膏，当我长痘痘的时候，我会用眼线笔把它涂上，然后把它变成一个美丽的印记。
Wouldn't it be great if the technology we used to take care of ourselves was as good as the technology we use to make money?
如果我们用来照顾自己的技术和我们用来赚钱的技术一样好，那不是很棒吗?
I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid!
我以前每个星期六都理发，这样我就不会错过任何一本漫画书。我小时候几乎没有头发!
As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
正如我父亲曾经告诉我的那样，人生成功的唯一真正标志是能够为生活做些让你快乐的事情。
My aunt used to call me light bulb head because my head is small at the bottom and bigger at the top. But it was a term of endearment.
我阿姨以前叫我灯泡头，因为我的头底部小，顶部大。但这是一个表示亲昵的词。
Food is meant to be used as fuel for our bodies. If you're using it for any other reasons, take a step back and ask yourself, 'What's up.'
食物是用来作为我们身体的燃料的。如果你因为其他原因使用它，退一步问问自己，“最近怎么样?”
I am basically turning football players into sprinters for a while. When we first talked about it, I didn't know how my expertise could be used.
在一段时间内，我基本上是在把足球运动员变成短跑运动员。当我们第一次谈论它时，我不知道我的专业知识可以如何使用。
A newspaper that you're not reading can be used for anything; and the same people didn't think it was immoral to wrap their garbage in newspaper.
你不看的报纸可以用来做任何事情;同样的人也不认为用报纸包装垃圾是不道德的。
All the stuff that I used to treat with contempt - you know, I'm an artist, man, I don't do that family stuff - has begun to seem really important.
所有我曾经不屑一顾的东西——你知道，我是个艺术家，伙计，我不做那些家庭琐事——都开始变得非常重要。
You know, for years I used to read about myself. They'd say, 'He has a temper' or 'He's a bully' or something like that, and it always bothered me.
你知道，多年来我一直在阅读有关我自己的资料。他们会说，‘他有脾气’或‘他是个恶霸’之类的话，这总是困扰着我。
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Many South African tribes used extracts from the African bush willow to heal the sick.
许多南非部落使用非洲灌木柳树的提取物来治病。
I get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development.
我已经习惯了和作家一起工作，所以我的主要职业是发展。
I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother.
我过去常和祖母一起听肥皂剧。
You know I used to sit there and I'd go outside and play ball and everything, but now in my free time I just kind of lay back and relax because this atmosphere is so busy and stressful, so anytime I can sleep, you'd best believe I'm sleepin'.
你知道，我过去常常坐在那里，到外面去打球什么的，但是现在，在我的空闲时间，我只是躺下来放松一下，因为这里的气氛很忙，压力很大，所以只要我能睡着，你最好相信我在睡觉。
I've given up email. Well, almost. At the weekend I set up one of those auto-reply messages, informing my correspondents that I would no longer be checking my emails, and that instead they might like to call or write, as we used to in the olden days.
我已经放弃电子邮件了。嗯,差不多。周末，我设置了一条自动回复信息，通知我的通讯员，我将不再查看我的电子邮件，他们可能会打电话或写信，就像我们过去习惯的那样。