Before I set out for the US, a former schoolmate of mine wrote me by airmail, asking me in all earnest to bring him some raw date stones.

动身访美之前，一位旧时同窗写来封航空信，再三托付我为他带几颗生枣核。

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The Rolling Stones are to play a second date in Hyde Park following their sold out concert on 6 July.

BBC: Rolling Stones add second Hyde Park concert in July