He said he provided an education to the children, but there was not a single book, piece of paper or pencil in the house.

他说他为孩子们提供了教育，实际上房间里没有一本书、一张纸或一根铅笔。

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"A cup of tea, a piece of paper, a pencil and a poetry book are the most faithful friends of Bulent," read his entry in the high-school year-book.

在他高中时代的年册中有这样一句话：“一杯茶，一张纸，一只笔，一本诗集，就是布伦特最好的伴侣了。”

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Having folded the letter, he stood in thought for a moment, drew out his pocket-book again, opened it, and wrote, with the same pencil, these four lines on the first page.

信折好以后，他又想了一会儿，又拿起他的纸夹子，翻开第一页，用同一支铅笔，写了这几行字。

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