Though Didion’s opening lines (the fourth of which is “The question of self-pity”) were jotted down a day or two after Dunne’s death, she waited eight months before beginning to write.

尽管Didion的开头几句（第四句是：自怜的问题）在Dunne死后一两天就写好了，但她等了八个月之后才着手写这本书。

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Eight hundred million Africans would get a tremendous boost to their self-esteem and cultural pride.

8亿非洲人将大大增强他们的自尊和文化自豪感。

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He loved to learn. He was a self-taught lawyer who served for eight years as an Illinois state representative.

他喜欢学习，他自学成为一名律师，并担任了八年的伊利诺斯州的代表。

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He loved to learn.He was a self-taught lawyer who served for eight years as an Illinois state representative.

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Bhutto returned to the country after eight years in self-imposed exile ahead of January parliamentary elections.

CNN: 'At least 50' dead in mosque bomb

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto today confirmed plans to end her eight-year self-imposed exile.

NPR: Exiled Bhutto Set to Return to Pakistan

Bhutto returned from eight years of self-imposed exile last month to campaign for a third term as prime minister.

NPR: Pakistan's Bhutto Wants Interim Unity Government