I think we were in la each of the last two years for my birthday, so on the bright side, I had the night off last night.

记得前两年的这个时候我们都在洛杉矶打比赛，所以从好的方面来想，至少能在昨天度过一个空闲的夜晚。

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One night I had a nightmare. I dreamed that my mother and I had just gotten off the bus and were walking home past Mister's store.

一天晚上我做了个噩梦，梦见妈妈和我从公车上下来往家走，路过先生的药店。

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Because of the communication barrier and I had no friend here, I would have a strong sense of feeling in my heart that I was abandoned by my parents, especially after light was turned off at night.

语言不通，没有朋友，尤其到了晚上熄灯以后，我心里就会产生一种强烈的感觉：我被爸爸妈妈抛弃了。

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Perabo: I was working in Montreal shooting a film, and had the night off.

CNN: Piper Perabo

Then, the minute the bus had turned the corner, she would call my office and satisfy herself that I had been seen off by my secretary at the usual time the night before.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield