他父亲让他别再想移居国外这件事了。

His father asked him to forget about moving abroad.

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他父亲让他把成绩单给他看看。

His father let him show him his report card.

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他父亲想让他当工程师。

His father meant him to be an engineer.

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If his father resigns himself to Richard's subterfuge, his mother does not, and this is on page 12. He says: I had had my first triumph over my father.

在他击败父亲的同时，母亲以另一种方式教训他，在第十二页，他说：,“遵从父亲所说的让我第一次战胜了他。

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So, in fact, you might want to marry John because he reminds you of your father or because you want to get back at somebody for betraying you.

所以，事实上你想与约翰结婚,可能是因为他让你想起了你的父亲,或是因为你想要报复曾经背叛了你的人。

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