Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother's room.

格伦紧紧抓住车库里的一团绳子，跑回屋里，冲上楼去他母亲的房间。

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The Beaufort house was one that New Yorkers were proud to show to foreigners, especially on the night of the annual ball.

博福特的家是纽约人乐于向外国人炫耀的一处住宅，尤其是在举办一年一度的舞会的晚上。

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My future seemed to be outside playing ball, not in the house mastering songs I would soon forget.

我的将来似乎应在户外打球，而不是在屋内练那些很快就会忘掉的曲子。

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For good measure, the House bill also gets the ball rolling on tax increases on foreign-source corporate income.

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"It felt like our whole house was balancing on a beach ball, " Renner said.

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"Foreign exchange has had a very negative effect on housing demand and will have an effect on house prices, " says Michael Ball, author of the RICS' annual survey.

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