她悲伤地说：“那么，这就是告别了。”

'So this is goodbye,' she said ruefully.

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这不禁让我想到，这个肃然的仪式，尽管规矩多多，实际上很好地帮我们缓解了悲伤，更易于向亲人告别。

This left me open to thinking that the solemn ceremony, despite all the required participation, was actually quite soothing, helping prepare us to say goodbye.

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接着我们回到住处，我不得不向刘洋告别，这很令人悲伤，因为我很喜欢他。

Next we went back to our place and I had to say goodbye to Liu Yang, which was sad as I liked him.

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