'I'll just have to do it myself,' he grumbled.

“我只好自己动手了。”他咕哝着说。

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When Pinocchio had had his fill, he grumbled, as he wiped his mouth, "My thirst is gone."

皮诺乔喝够了，擦了擦嘴，嘟囔着说：“我不渴了。”

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He grumbled that 15 pesos would buy only a bun and a slice of ham and was no substitute for a hot meal.

他抱怨说15比索只能买一个面包和一片火腿，不能代替一顿热饭。

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He grumbled, but eventually he accepted this new reality.

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After we landed, the farmer we met grumbled that he had to drill his well deeper each year so he could grow more rice in the dry lands.

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Mr Jobs grumbled that he had been forced to introduce FairPlay by the majors, which would not otherwise have sold their music through Apple's iTunes, the leading online music store.

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