They took my wings.

他们取走了我的翅膀。

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I led a very confined life in my village so I suppose that I wanted to spread my wings.

我在自己的村庄里过着非常封闭的生活，所以我觉得我想要出去施展一下身手。

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All of my life, I've jumped off the cliff and built my wings.

我一生，都在跳下悬崖，长出翅膀。

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Everyone in my office works hard, but some people have had their wings clipped.

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She remembered fine, though, and when she sang her last number, Wind Beneath My Wings, the audience did too.

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As Sapper Foster's coffin was carried in to the cathedral, Bette Midler's Wind Beneath my Wings was played over speakers.

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Tarmey - whose real name was William Cleworth-Piddington - was also a singer and his recording of the track The Wind Beneath My Wings was played during the service.

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