Now that everything is did not live), it all seems a long time ago, though practically I still bear traces of the paint." Again, that parenthetical elides the death of the child.

这是莫娜的信：“现在一切都结束了,太可惜了，没能活下来！），一切似乎已经遥远，尽管自己至今,还在脸上留着残妆，“又一次的，这则附言草草提及孩子的死。

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We all know that in 2006 the car had a lot of scratches and it got bended in one side and pretty sorry looking in terms of the scrapes and the paint job and the rust.

我们都知道,2006年的车有很多刮痕,一边车身还凹了,很旧的样子,到处是刮痕，油漆脱落，生锈。

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