"No, wife, " he said, "I cannot tell him that. It will come to no good. That is too much. the flounder cannot make you pope.

比目鱼啊，你在大海里，恳请你好好听我说仔细，我捉你放你没提愿望，老婆对此却不饶又不依。

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I am not an emotional type and so cannot bring myself to tell him I love him.

我不是情感外露的人，因此难以开口对他说我爱他。

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But may I not write a note to tell him why I cannot come? 'she asked, rising to her feet.

“可是我可不可以写个短信告诉他我为什么不能去了呢？”她问，站起来了。

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