再次为这篇这么短的文章报歉—因为招待客人、写书以及准备几个小出行—本周的所有这些都给我添了一个“漂亮的乱”！

Again, my apologies for being so short with this post - house guests, book writing, and preparing for a couple little trips - all creating the perfect storm of distraction this week!

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我尽我所能使自己和其他每个人振作精神，不让大家因为悲剧事件、中伤的话和小灾祸而心烦意乱。

I had done my best to keep my own and everybody else's spirits up, and to keep us all from being too distracted by the tragedies, the trash, and the mishaps.

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来到动物园，小朋友最想看的当然是活蹦乱跳的动物啦！但是这几只弥猴，却昏昏欲睡啊！让小游客们非常失望。

Visitors to the zoo want to see healthy, lively animals. These drowsy macaque monkeys therefore proved something of a disappointment to a number of young visitors.

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