One day,Sylvie's grandmother had visited them and had chosen Sylvie from all her brothers and sisters to be the one to help her on her farm in Vermont.

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He had two brothers and two sisters, and it's amazing, when you read his memoirs, how invisible they are.

他有两个哥哥和两个姐姐，令人惊讶的是当你读他的回忆录时，几乎看不到他们。

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