My year was really spent doing a lot of soul-searching and trying to find out what had gone wrong in my life.
我把这一年都花在了深刻的反省上，试图找出我生活受挫的原因。
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In order to determine which new career will be best for her, my friend will need to do some soul-searching first and then look for a job that will include these three ideals.
为了确定哪种新职业最适合她，我的朋友需要先做一些自我考察，然后找一份包含这三种理想状态的工作。
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There wasn't much soul-searching when Copeland was arrested and tried.