The old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal.

那位老先生走到收银处，毫不犹豫地点了餐，然后付了钱。

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The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal.

那个瘦小的老头径直走到餐台，很干脆地点好餐，然后付了款。

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Since he had been alone, he had placed his bed in the antechamber, in order to inhabit that deserted apartment as little as possible.

自从他一个人生活以来，他已把床放在前厅里了，为的是尽量少占这一套空荡荡的房间。

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Patrick says he was nervous after Psystar started getting a lot of attention from skeptical bloggers three days after he placed his order for a machine loaded with Leopard.

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Bauer on the other hand placed his own order, and those share purchases were in the hundreds of thousands, or millions, of shares that he would purchase over time.

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Earlier this week, Sir Stelios reduced his stake in Easyjet and threatened to sell more of his shares if the firm placed an order for more planes.

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