When Mary broke off the engagement, John seemed to go into a flat spin.

玛丽毁除婚约，约翰似乎神经失常。

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When Mary broke off the engagement, John seemed to go into a flat spin. He was hardly ever sober for three months.

当玛丽毁掉婚约时，约翰好像完全失去了自我，3个月时间里他几乎没有清醒的时候。

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Local Sinn Fein councillor Packie McDonald, who witnessed the incident, said the helicopter appeared to go into a spin as it tried to land at a military observation post.

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