我给老朋友约翰·霍纳打了个电话。

I called my old friend John Horner.

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她给几个朋友打了电话，为过去的事道歉，并与他们和好如初。

She called a few friends to apologize and mend her fences for past things.

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我打了很多电话给亲戚和朋友，一遍一遍地向他们讲述事故的细节，然后是极度的痛苦和眼泪。

More calls to family and friends. Repeated details, tears and anguish.

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His best friend is coming. He called me 10 minutes ago.

他最好的朋友会来。他10分钟前给我打了个电话。

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