It was the end of July or the beginning of August, in the last few days before summer vacation.

那是七月底或八月初，暑假前的最后几天。

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It's beginning to look a lot like summer, and with the kids out of school and the warm, sunny weather, it's vacation time for many of us.

现在开始像夏天了，孩子们放假，天气温暖，阳光灿烂，对我们很多人来说都是度假的好时候。

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At the beginning of last summer, I left my parents and to my old home go on vacation.

去年暑假刚开始，我就离开父母到我的老家去度假。

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There was another week off at the beginning of July and then five weeks of summer vacation recess beginning in early August.

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