“这就是我拿起它的原因，”他说。

"That's why I picked it up," he said.

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这是玛丽萨的房间。那是她的眼镜。我拿起它，用我的衬衫下摆擦拭。

Here was Marisa's. These were her glasses. I picked them up and cleaned them with the tail of my shirt.

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我拿起它，确定他是中国制造的，然后拿到过道里在灯光下细细查看。

I pick him up, confirm that he is indeed from China, and then hover in the aisle and study him in the bright lights.

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I sit in my field. I'm eating my carrot. I hold it up and I say, "This is raw? It's ridiculous. 'Raw' as opposed to what?" Right?

我坐在我的地上，我吃我的萝卜，我突然拿起它，说，这萝卜是生的吗，这简直荒谬，不是生的是什么，是吧？

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