When they did not hear from her, they feared the worst.

他们听不到她的消息时，唯恐发生了最坏的事。

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After Jean died, we kept her room intact, did a birthday thing for her every year, started constantly expecting the worst.

珍妮死后，我们一直把她的房间保持原样，而且每年还为她过生日什么的。 我们开始不断怀疑还会有什么厄运临头。

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Monica: You actually broke her watch? Wow! The worst thing I ever did was, I-I shredded by boyfriend's favorite bath towel.

莫妮卡：你真的砸了她的手表？哇！我干过的最坏的事情就是，我撕碎了我男朋友最喜欢的浴巾。

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