He gave up on programmatic politics and turned his back on public life.

他放弃了按部就班的政治工作，不再参与公众事务。

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He jumped up and cleaned his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package hurriedly, gave my shoes back to me, and said, "I am sorry, sir."

他跳了起来，清理了一会儿眼睛才认出我来。然后他赶紧打开包裹，把我的鞋子还给我，说：“抱歉，先生。”

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He got to his feet and went over to it, tried to close it, but it just shuddered and creaked, and he eventually gave up and moved back toward the middle of the room, where the coffin was.

他站稳身子走到纱门边，打算关上它，但是它只是一直摇晃着发出咯吱声，最后，他不得不打消了这个念头，折返回屋中的棺材旁。

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Eventually, he gave it up, and she sent back a smiley face.

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