A few years ago, we started this kind of "favor war" where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as cleaning up the driveway or building a shed, and next time the other would try to top it with another favor.

几年前，我们开始了这种“人情战”，我们中的一个人会为另一个人做一些好事，比如清理车道或搭建棚子，下次另一个人就会试图用另一个人情来顶上。

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So I checked in and, after we both wheeled my bike into a shed next door, I had a shower and went out looking for something to eat.

我们把自行车推进旅馆隔壁的棚屋里，我冲了凉后就到外面去找吃的。

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We noticed that these women began to bloom into greater self-confidence and even to shed unhealthy relationships. At that point we knew we were onto something big.

我们注意到，这些妇女开始开花到更大的自信，甚至摆脱不健康的关系。在这一点上，我们知道我们正在做一件大事。

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It's confusing, and sometimes we cry ourselves to sleep at night, but the new ASUS N10 is hardly a netbook, and has earned the right to shed that completely confusing Eee moniker to try and be something more.

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You can tell a lot about a man by the way he maintains his tool-shed, and the first bloke appears to have declared something of an exclusion zone around his.

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We don't have room in the house right now so I need to talk to my husband about possibly building on or adding a shed or something.

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