And,when I once took the train over to Poitiers,it took three hours, because if you go across the lines it's not good.

由此我坐火车去普瓦捷,会花三个小时,因为穿过省界的话是很不合适的

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When my wife and I first moved to Amherst, Massachusetts I took a job there once we took some baked goods over to our neighbors.

当我和我妻子刚搬到马萨诸塞的阿默斯特,我曾经在那里工作过,我们给新邻居送了一些烤的小点心

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