The band only played for about half an hour—it was a real sell.

乐队仅仅演奏了大约半个小时—真让人失望。

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They played in the garden for half an hour, and then Billy ran into the kitchen, "Mummy," he said, "Bobby's broken a window in Mrs. Allens' house."

他们在花园里玩了半个小时，然后比利跑进了厨房。“妈妈，”他说：“波比打碎了艾伦太太家的窗玻璃。”

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They played in the garden for half an hour，and then Billy ran into the kitchen．Mummy， he said，Bobby's broken a window in Mrs．Allen's house． Mrs．Allen was one of their neighbors．

他们在花园里玩了半个小时，然后比利跑进了厨房。 妈妈，他说：波比打碎了艾伦太太家的窗玻璃。

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We've seen a nearly six-hour Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in 2012 and in 2009, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick two men known for playing like they're trying to catch a flight played a four-hour, 16-minute final at Wimbledon, home of the shortest points in tennis.

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