The reward for working so hard was that for eight years in the middle of my life, when most people were working night and day, I was chilled out and was a completely present father.

如此辛苦工作的奖赏是在我人生党和总的八年，当所有人都在日夜辛苦奋斗时，我安静下来，是一个到位的父亲。

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Whisky has only ever been notable to me for two reasons. It was the present I bought my father every Christmas and the spirit that gave me the most violent hangover of my life, some 10 years ago.

威士忌曾今对我来说只意味着两件事：每年作为圣诞礼物送给我父亲的烈酒，还有10多年前造成我生命中最为强烈的宿醉。

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This is the bike my father gave me as my birthday present.

这是我父亲送给我作为生日礼物的单车。

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But the question is, in my present circumstances, with evil on my hands, entailed from my father, would the general interest of the slaves and community at large, with reference to the slaves, be promoted best by emancipation?

但问题是,在我目前的情况下,我已犯下如此罪行,我延续了父辈的罪恶,对于奴隶的问题,解放是否能够使,他们和全社会的整体利益得到提升呢

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