and the landlord or the person who owns the house or apartment wants to kick them out.

房东或者房子的主人就想赶他们出去。

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And they owed certain duties to him.

他们还要对他主人尽应有的义务。

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They were playing slaves and masters, and he was the master, and she was the slave. So, he's imagining their future and talking about it with Magda when they're older.

他们在扮演奴隶和主人，他是主人，她是奴隶，他正在想象他们的未来,当他们老了的时候他会跟Magda谈起今天的事。

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