He was not asleep but he was not awake either when he heard a brief burst of conversation, the door opening and closing, the click of the latch.

他听到有人简短地说了句什么话，房门打开又关上，还有插上门插销的声音；此时他既没睡着，也不是很清醒。

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When I told them that it was I who had burst into their room, they laughed and gave me a ticket to see the play on the opening night.

当本人通知他们是本人昨天晚上冲进他们的房间了，他们大笑并赐与了本人一张旁观那幕剧的首映票。

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Just when it was beginning to look as if even Africa could do dull, the World Cup burst into life with a terrific goal for the home side and that rarest of things, a memorable opening game.

正当整个非洲看似行将碌碌无为之际，主队的奇妙进球却令世界杯迸发华彩。揭幕战令人铭记，实为少见。

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