Finally ten months and a half had gone by and no favorable change had taken place, and dantes began to fancy the inspector's visit but a dream, an illusion of the brain.

在这么长一段时间里，没有发生任何有利的转变。于是唐太斯开始幻想，认为巡查员的视察只不过是一个梦，是脑子里的一个幻想而已。

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I met this young man in the train, and I've taken a big fancy of him already.

我在火车上遇到这位年轻人，已经很喜欢他了。

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Word came that lots of men in dark suits had taken up residence at the fancy Karibe Hotel.

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So, for a little boost, he turned to something called the Elixir of Brown-Sequard, a fancy name for testosterone taken from live animals.

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