His love for his young wife could only be the stronger of the two if it could link itself with his love of science.

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We can only show proper love and concern for things that are ours, not things that are common.

我们仅能对我们自己的事,展现适当的爱与关怀，而无法延伸至共同的事物。

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Dean had dispatched the occupant of the apartment to the kitchen probably to make coffee while he proceeded with his love problems for to him sex was the one and only holy and important thing in life although he had to sweat and curse to make a living and so on.

安已经把这公寓的人发配到厨房了,也许去煮咖啡，好让他继续进行他的爱事,因为对他来说性是生活中仅有的一桩神圣而重要的事,尽管这样他得边流汗边咒骂来活着。

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