The locals would refer to him as a "crazy old hermit," and gave the eccentric old man a wide berth.

当地居民把他看成一个“发疯的老隐士”，对这个古怪的老人敬而远之。

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Old Man Warner snorted. "Pack of crazy fools, " he said. "Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them. "

沃纳老人哼了一声。“一群发疯的傻瓜”，他说。“听那些年轻人说的，在他们眼中，一切都不够好。”

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It was quickly hand pumped into an old bath tub and the date is forever commemorated as the day the 'crazy man first struck oil.

人们迅速把这些石油都泵到一个老浴缸里，这是“疯子的第一桶油”，这一天被历史永远铭记。

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The old man is gradually giving the nephew reason to believe that he is senile or crazy by the things he says or does, so that the nephew will be alarmed but not surprised when the old man appears to be stealing a car.

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