'No,' said the boy, 'but why did his wife say he was upon the roof if he wasn't?'

“没看到，”男孩说，“要是他不在屋顶上他妻子干嘛要说他在呢？”

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I know a gentleman, married for 25 years, who's longing to hear his wife say, "Thank you for being the breadwinner, so I can stay home with the kids," but won't ask.

我认识一个结婚25年的男士渴望听到他妻子说，“感谢你为这个家在外赚钱，这样我才能在家陪伴着孩子，”但他从来不去问。

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I've heard people say he used to beat up on his wife.

我听说他以前常打妻子。

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Mr Ege said he had "no idea" why his wife would say he beat her.

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Rafael Cervi, whose wife and two children died, told the inquest he rushed back from work after being called by his wife to say fire had broken out in the block.

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