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Opportunities_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX come_VVI often_RR ._. 
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When_CS they_PPHS2 do_VD0 come_VVI ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR not_XX realized_VVN on_II their_APPGE own_DA ,_, but_CCB the_AT difference_NN1 lies_VVZ between_II our_APPGE successful_JJ past_JJ experience_NN1 and_CC the_AT ways_NN2 that_CST we_PPIS2 treat_VV0 these_DD2 opportunities_NN2 ._. 
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We_PPIS2 have_VH0 a_AT1 saying_NN1 in_II the_AT US_NP1 :_: "_" The_AT road_NN1 to_II hell_NN1 is_VBZ paved_VVN with_IW good_JJ intentions_NN2 "_" ._. 
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This_DD1 means_VVZ that_CST often_RR we_PPIS2 intend_VV0 to_TO take_VVI full_JJ advantage_NN1 of_IO opportunities_NN2 which_DDQ come_VV0 our_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, but_II21 for_II22 one_MC1 reason_NN1 or_CC another_DD1 we_PPIS2 do_VD0 not_XX really_RR take_VVI advantage_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
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Confucious_NP1 said_VVD that_CST "_" a_AT1 step_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 thousand_NNO miles_NNU2 must_VM begin_VVI with_IW a_AT1 single_JJ step_NN1 ._. "_" 
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A_AT1 modem_NN1 Chinese_JJ proverb_NN1 says_VVZ to_TO cross_VVI a_AT1 difficult_JJ river_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 must_VM begin_VVI with_IW a_AT1 single_JJ step_NN1 ._. 
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When_CS I_PPIS1 am_VBM more_RGR likely_JJ to_TO be_VBI successful_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ because_CS I_PPIS1 keep_VV0 at_II the_AT task_NN1 over_II a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
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When_CS I_PPIS1 am_VBM less_RGR likely_JJ to_TO be_VBI successful_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX given_VVN the_AT necessary_JJ effort_NN1 required_VVN to_TO make_VVI the_AT opportunity_NN1 achieve_VVI the_AT needed_VVN results_NN2 ._. 
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As_II a_AT1 father_NN1 and_CC grandfather_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 striven_VVN to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 good_JJ father_NN1 and_CC grandfather_NN1 ._. 
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Sometimes_RT the_AT long_JJ distance_NN1 from_II them_PPHO2 means_VVZ that_CST I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI as_RG effective_JJ a_AT1 parent_NN1 or_CC grandparent_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 would_VM like_VVI ._. 
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As_II a_AT1 university_NN1 professor_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 made_VVN my_APPGE best_JJT efforts_NN2 over_II many_DA2 years_NNT2 to_TO continue_VVI to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 successful_JJ professor_NN1 ._. 
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Sometimes_RT ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 rushed_VVN ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 prepared_VVN less_RGR well_RR for_IF classes_NN2 than_CSN I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI done_VDN ._. 
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In_II these_DD2 cases_NN2 ,_, my_APPGE long_JJ experience_NN1 might_VM still_RR help_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO achieve_VVI success_NN1 ._. 
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However_RR ,_, if_CS the_AT material_NN1 is_VBZ specific_JJ to_II the_AT class_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI the_AT material_NN1 well_NN1 myself_PPX1 ,_, then_RT is_VBZ unlikely_JJ that_CST I_PPIS1 will_VM correctly_RR impart_VVI the_AT knowledge_NN1 for_IF my_APPGE students_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 they_PPHS2 can_VM also_RR use_VVI it_PPH1 well_RR ._. 
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As_CSA I_PPIS1 do_VD0 not_XX have_VHI a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ ear_NN1 for_IF Chinese_JJ and_CC I_PPIS1 can_VM speak_VVI to_II my_APPGE students_NN2 always_RR in_II English_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 not_XX been_VBN persistent_JJ in_II trying_VVG to_TO learn_VVI Chinese_JJ and_CC my_APPGE pronunciation_NN1 and_CC vocabulary_NN1 levels_NN2 remain_VV0 quite_RG low_JJ ._. 
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Here_RL is_VBZ an_AT1 opportunity_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM missing_VVG because_CS I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX taken_VVN the_AT time_NNT1 to_TO learn_VVI the_AT language_NN1 seriously_RR ._. 
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Thus_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 find_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM quite_RG successful_JJ as_CSA some_DD opportunities_NN2 become_VV0 available_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB much_RR less_RGR successful_JJ when_CS I_PPIS1 fail_VV0 to_TO be_VBI persistent_JJ in_II taking_VVG advantage_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
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