She had paled and started forward when he struck Nora, but she was much too intimidated by her husband to protest anything he did very strongly.

他打捞拉的时候，她煞白着脸走上前去，但是她太怕她丈夫了，不敢反抗他所作的任何事。

youdao

He started to say something in protest, then changed his mind.

他开始想说些申辩的话，后来改变了主意。

youdao

I started to protest over his treatment of the mule when he looked at me and quietly said 'That's once.

我开始抱怨丈夫，不该这么对待驮骡。 他平静地看着我，说“第一次”。

youdao

He says that is why the people started this protest, no one told them to do so, they did it themselves, and they took power without help of the political opposition.

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