The Single, long a stock figure in stories, songs and personal ads, was traditionally someone at the margins of society: a figure of fun, pity or awe.

这些单身们过去一直是故事中、歌曲中和个人广告中的常见人物，传统上这些人处在社会的边缘，滑稽有趣、让人怜悯或令人敬畏。

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The Single, long a stock figure in stories, songs and personal ads, was traditionally someone at the margins of society: a figure of fun, pity or awe.

这些单身人士过去一直是故事、歌曲和个人广告中的常见人物，传统上这些人处在社会的边缘：滑稽有趣、让人怜悯或令人敬畏。

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The bus driver has a style of driving and it's fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so.

司机有自己的开车方式，开始一两小时计算车速挺有趣的。

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Some said she was the ultimate gold-digger and for many she became a figure of fun.

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Mr Prescott is not yet a figure of fun, but he is coming close.

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