But I was a nerd when it wasn’t a buzzword yet. I played tournament chess from fifth gradeup into high school.
在书呆子这词儿被发明前我就是个书呆子了，哥们儿从五年级开始就参加国际象棋锦标赛，一直玩到高中。
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The devastated Chinese mother would then get dozens, maybe hundreds of practice tests and work through them with her child for as long as it takes to get the gradeup to an a.
遭受打击的中国母亲会找来几打，也许数以百计的测试练习，然后会和孩子一起一直练到得到A才会罢休。
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She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.