I was supposed to give Greene a free hand, but I couldn't go out on a limb by having him knocking on someone's door and telling them they had a tree in pain.

我本该让格林自由行动，但我不能任由他敲开某户人家的房门，告诉这些陌生人他们家里的一棵大树正疼痛难忍，最终把我自己也拖下水。

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If you're spending hours on end holding someone's hand, I'd rather it be the hand of someone I love.

如果你必须一连几小时握着某个人的手，我宁可这只手的主人这是我喜欢的人。

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By simply placing a hand on someone's shoulder, you are helping to reconnect with that person.

简单地把手放在别人的肩膀上，会帮助你重新与那个人联系上。

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However, the Dons could have re-taken the lead just before the break had someone been on hand to finish Sone Aluko's ball across goal.

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On the other hand, as a reservist, as someone who's serving his country with pride and dignity, I'm drawn to the left side of the map.

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Badges used to be pinned on an attendee's shirt, he recalls, and industry experts debated endlessly about whether the badge should be attached on the right or the left, thus easily viewed when shaking someone's hand.

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