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Because he was being so kind and concerned, I broke down and cried.

因为他那时对我那般友善关心,我失控哭了起来。

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As he recalled it, a gas-driven pump being used broke down, spreading carbon monoxide through the house.

正如他回忆的那样，一个正在使用的气体驱动泵坏了，导致了一氧化碳在房子里扩散。

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Ferraro told TIME that almost from the start, the couple complained of being broke.

CNN: Verbatim

And it took being up all night and being broke all the time to get to this point.

NEWYORKER: Bones of Contention

Americans might not always like government, but they dislike being broke even more.

CNN: Commentary: Why GOP can't say 'whatever it is, we're against it'