小陈语塞了。过了一会，才说：“我错了。”

Chen did not dare a response. After a minute, he said, "I made a mistake."

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她抿着嘴唇，过了一会才说道：“不是我听信谗言，有人说他在曼谷蹲过两年大牢，后来被驱逐出境。”

She clamped her lips tight for a moment before continuing: "Not that I listen to gossip, but they say he was in prison in Bangkok for two years before being deported."

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