"It's rare good for thee," he said, nodding his head wisely.

“这对你来说是难得的好事。”他说着，明智地点了点头。

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"Someone got on without a ticket, " he said, nodding behind him at where another guard was leading the culprit. That was a relief: a fare-dodger, big deal.

我伸出脑袋看看走廊，遇到了火车的保安员就问发生了什么事，他说，有人逃票上车，然后对他身后押着案犯的另一个保安点点头，我舒了口气，一桩逃票案已经是件大事情了。

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But it was the old soldier with the red beard; he sat there nodding his head and said: “Dear me, what pretty dancing shoes!”

不过这是那个有红胡子的老兵。 他在坐着，点着头，同时说

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"I think that's very important to impress on the young players, including this one, " he said, nodding at Saunders.

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"There was a performance by Shane Warne that people will talk about when they are old and grey and nodding by the fire, " he said.

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