He was a man of few words with a delightful dry sense of humour.

他话不多，很幽默，却又不形于色，让人很愉快。

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Across from me was a tall, large man, middle-aged, with whom I exchanged a few words about the weather and our plans for the following day.

我的对面站着一个高大的中年男人，我跟他寒暄了几句天气话题和我们下一天的计划。

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Across from me was a tall, large man, middle-aged, with whom I exchanged a few words about the weather and our plans for the following day.

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