The whole party were in hopes of a letter from Mr. Bennet the next morning, but the post came in without bringing a single line from him.

第二天早上，大家都指望班纳特先生会寄信来，可是等到邮差来了，却没有带来他的片纸只字。

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China no longer has a single party line and the Japanese debate has always been lively.

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