I began singing, as I often do.

我开始唱，如同我时常做一样。

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I began singing and dancing to the songs playing on the Spanish radio station as others smiled and clapped.

我开始伴随西班牙电台播放着的唱歌和跳舞，其他人都为我微笑和拍手。

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It landed on the bird feeder and began eating dinner as I watched. After a few minutes it flew away, singing another song.

一只鸟飞过我的头顶，它的鸣唱打断了我的祈祷，它猛啄饲料盒，就在我的眼皮底下享受起晚餐来，一会儿，飞走了，连同委婉的歌声一起消失在庭院里。

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The lyrics were totally inappropriate, but as I kept singing, I began to feel better, as if a tiny hole had opened in my heart, letting in a breath of freedom.

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