"There are still serious doubts if philanthropic donations could be put to good use, as intended," an invitee told me two days ahead of the dinner date.

“慈善捐助是否被有计划的合理的应用仍然被深度质疑”，在晚宴之前的前两天，一位应约者这样告诉我。

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Scientists suggest that, for a first date to be a success, you should forget the old-fashioned romantic dinner and head instead for the funfair.

科学家建议，为了第一次约会的成功，你应该忘掉老套的浪漫晚餐，去游乐场。

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Obsessing over the price of dinner, before, during, or afterward either paints you as a worrywart who isn't enjoying the date - or a cheapskate who isn't enjoying the date.

对你的吃的这顿饭的价格忧心忡忡，不管是之前还是当时还是之后都已将你自己塑造成一个不是在享受约会而是在自寻烦恼的人或一个小气鬼的形象。

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While charging HP for meals he had with the contractor, he hid the fact that the contractor was his dinner date.

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The millionaire novelist quit the mayoral race on Saturday after admitting he asked a friend to provide him with an alibi for a dinner date he thought would be raised in the sensational 1987 Monica Coghlan libel trial.

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The batteries died on her tape recorder, so they made a date to finish the interview later that week, which turned into dinner for two.

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