托马斯说，他的话被断章取义了。

Thomas says that he has been quoted out of context.

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托马斯说：“不值得费那个事。”

Thomas said, "It isn't worth the trouble."

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“步行是摆脱思考最好的方法”，一个和尚托马斯说。

“Walking is the best way to get out of your head, ” said the monk, Thomas Merton.

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So, he says to Marsden, take these data.

他对马登斯说，记录这些数据吧。

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