He also means "my relation to them," "the way I kept myself apart from them."

他也表达了他和他们的关系“,他会离他们远远儿的“

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They just got back from World War II, they didn't want another war, they wanted to live a normal life, they wanted to have kids, and then this terrible war was coming, they thought.

人们刚从二战战场返回祖国,无心恋战,只想享受平凡生活,养儿育女,结果又来了一场恶战

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