EXAMPLE: To let him know I am available if he needs me, I like to ping my colleague in our office on the other side of town every morning by sending him a short e-mail.

我喜欢每天早上给在城市另一边的办公室的同事发一封短邮件联系，好让他知道，如果需要我，我可以帮他。

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I am very passionate about cooking and if I were at a different place in life, I might do much the same thing at one of the best restaurants in town.

我非常喜欢烹饪。如果我现在在另一处地方，我可能会在某城镇最好的餐馆里做类似的事情。

youdao

Can't offer me a job or a place to stay, but want to hang out while I am in town?

你没法给我提供工作或者住处，但我在你的城市时也希望能跟我相处一段时间？

youdao

So I arrange for her to have a babysitter while I am out of town as a surprise.

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Or better yet, when I am out of town and staying at the home of a friend or family member, I ask the locals where I can get fresh crabs since I enjoy cooking when on vacation.

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And, as I say, I am a passionate believer in reform of Europe as I am a passionate believer in reform of Westminster, in reform of your local town hall.

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