That dull boy was your own father in his early years.

那个愚笨的男孩就是你早年的父亲。

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Knight: How could you murder your own father?

骑士：你怎么能谋杀你的亲身父亲？

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"My father," Beatrice said weakly, "why did you do this terrible thing to your own child?"

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You recently wrote an article talking about your own father's Alzheimer's, which was also about his relationship with your mother.

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That includes having to interview your own father, as part of a breaking news story - as Natasha discovered in May 2003.

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"This takes the experience back to an old-fashioned ski vacation when you made your own fun, " observes Collis, himself the father of two young children.

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