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Mary tried to pick a quarrel with her husband, but the latter just ignored her.
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玛丽想找岔儿跟她丈夫吵一架，但她丈夫就是不理睬她。 |
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Mary turned her nose up at the plastic roses she was given. She wanted real ones.
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玛丽对别人送给她的塑料玫瑰花嗤之以鼻。她想要真的玫瑰花。 |
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Mary used to be a typist. (Now she is not a typist.
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玛丽过去是个打字员。（暗含：她现不在是打字员了。） |
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Mary used to commute five miles from her home in the suburb.
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玛丽过去每天从郊区的家里走五英里来上班。 |
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Mary used to racket about, but has mended her ways now.
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玛丽过去总是忙寻欢作乐的社交活动，但现要已经改过了。 |
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Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso,but another millionaire beat her to the draw.
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玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画,不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。 |
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Mary wanted to get to school on time, no matter if she went without breakfast.
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玛丽就是不吃早餐也要准时赶到学校。 |
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Mary wants a child so she's taking special drugs to increase her fertility.
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玛莉想要一个小孩,所以她正在吃特殊的药增加生育力。 |
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Mary was a bit of an afterthought her brothers and sisters are all much older than her.
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玛丽算是後添的--她哥哥姐姐都比她大得多. |
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Mary was a homely girl.
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玛丽是个樸实的女孩。 |
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Mary was appalled by the dinginess of the house.
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玛丽被那肮脏的房子吓坏了。 |
