"Is this not a pretty piece of stuff," asked both the swindlers, showing and explaining the magnificent pattern that did not exist at all.

“这难道不是一块美丽的料子吗？”两个骗子问，一边展示，一边解说那根本不存在的布料上奇异的花纹。

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At the end of the wedding, Standish, who had not been killed after all, appeared, and seeing what had transpired, gave the newlyweds his blessing and asked their forgiveness for his previous behavior.

在婚礼结束之时，根本就没有死的斯坦狄什出现了。目睹了所发生的一切之后，斯坦狄什祝福了这对新人，并为自己先前的行为请求他们的原谅。

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Asked at the time about his use of the term "young boys", Mitterrand said he called all men "boys" and it did not refer to minors.

当时，密特朗被问及他使用的“年轻男孩”一词，他说他把所有的男人都称为“男孩”，这并不是指未成年人。

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People in the crowd all asked not to be identified for fear of retribution.

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All of them asked me not to use their names.

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