那天傍晚，在我和父亲动身回家之前，霍但托特族的小牧童詹杰交给我一封信，他说是那位英国老爷留给我的。

Late that afternoon, Jantje, the little Hottentot herd boy, came up to me and handed me a letter, which he said the English baas had left for me.

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旅馆柜台小姐拿着一份航空邮件说：“我听说你要住到罗杰那里，能不能请您把这封信带给那里酒吧间的男招待呢？”

"I hear you're staying at Roger's place, " said the check-in girl, holding an airmail envelope. "You wouldn't mind giving this to the barman there, would you?"

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尤先科几乎肯定将落败大选，因此梅德韦杰夫的这封信有着2个意图：一是为了刁难尤先科，二是给他的继任者一个信号。

The purpose was twofold: to spite Mr Yushchenko, who is almost certain to lose the election anyway, and to send a signal to his successor.

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