How could I tell Mom it was the most hideous dress I had ever seen? The too-intense colors, the gaudy rhinestone buttons, the shiny patent leather belt, the hopelessly out-of-style billowy skirt.

过分浓烈的颜色，华而不实的莱茵石纽扣，锃亮的漆皮皮带，还有早已过时的蓬起的裙摆，然而，我怎么能对妈妈说，那是我见过的最难看的裙子呢？

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Acting Fire Chief Antonio Conte told the Associated Press news agency the blaze had been too intense.

BBC: Madonna Badger (1998 file photo)

She hung on to the mean little nugget of knowledge: that the writers on the course had said Hilda was too intense, had no sense of humor.

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