Erskine told me he loved his job, but my boy should not be at home alone in his last year in high school.

厄斯金告诉我，他热爱自己的工作，“但我的孩子在高中最后一年不能一个人留在家里。”

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Her voice began to quaver as she acknowledged that she had been alone at home not just on her birthday, but for days and days.

当贝柔承认自己不只生日那天独自在家，还有好一段时间都是如此，说话的声音开始颤抖。

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But if a man does not live by bread alone, neither does he by a paycheck and enough insurance and coming home at the same time each day.

然而，一个人并不是仅仅依靠面包生活，也不是靠着薪金，充裕的保险以及每天按时回家来过日子。

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At the time, the Home Office responded that DNA testing would not be used alone but would be combined with language analysis and investigative interviewing techniques.

BBC: Painting a suspect's portrait with DNA

Henry had hoped for solitude today-an occasion to explore the uncertainties he has had little time to consider while helping his father make pencils in the long sheds behind their home-but he needed a boat for the excursion, and he prefers not to row alone, lest the loneliness remind him that his brother John will never again take a turn at the oars.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Woodsburner'