Growing up alone, they often play by themselves.

他们独自长大，经常自己一个人玩耍。

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The building was so big that the heating bill alone ate up a lot of the budget, and the growing number of elderly patients put it under increasing strain.

堂皇的医院大楼耗能惊人，仅仅是供暖的账单都已经用掉大部分预算资金，再加上不断增加的老年病患入院就医，更是火上浇油。

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I know that for years and years I felt alone while I was growing up, because no one talked about depression or obsessive-compulsive disorders or any of the things I was experiencing.

我知道经年累月以来虽然我在成长，但我感到孤独，因为没有人谈论抑郁或强迫症或任何我正在经历的事。

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Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans, who is from Swansea, says it was hard enough growing up in Wales as a Conservative, "let alone being gay".

BBC: Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans 'didn't want to live lie'