My dear child, you're being childish.

我的乖孩子，你在耍小孩儿脾气。

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It is a subject that's near and dear to my heart. Being an English teacher, it is my worst nightmare.

这是一个我非常关心的话题。作为一名英语老师，这是我最可怕的噩梦。

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He asked his loving wife with a big smile, "Well, dear, what was it like being ten years old again? "

他笑着问他的爱妻：“那么，亲爱的，重返十岁是什么感觉？”

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No dear,Nature made you so perfectly that this small defect shocks me as being a sign of earthly imperfection."

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A subject that's near and dear to my heart. Being an English teacher, it is my worst nightmare.

这个问题真的与我息息相关。作为一名英语老师，它就是我的噩梦。

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She's not just great artist but she's a magnificent human being and my dear sister.

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