My aunt and I decided to buy a new electric refrigerator with the money I had sent her from California; it was to be the first one in the family.

我阿姨和我决定用我在加州给她寄的钱,买一个新的电冰箱;,家里的第一个电冰箱。

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And I said, "Oh, my goodness, after I've sent you to college to love soap operas. That wasn't what I had in mind.

我就说：“哦天啊，我把你送进大学,让你喜欢肥皂剧去了，我没想到是这样。

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