We understand irony only, he means, to the extent to which we are in agreement with the other person.

他的意思是,我们只能在赞同对方观点的程度上,理解讽刺。

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But secretly hidden, I think it's kind of been set up just so that I can meet her, and we met and it took a while.

但说句老实话，我觉得我们是被刻意安排好见面的，然后我们的确见到了对方，但真正产生感情仍花了一段时间。

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