I grunt once in a while, so he knows I'm awake, and then I tell him how great it was when it's over.

我偶尔咕哝一声，让他知道我醒了，然后我告诉他一切都结束了有多棒。

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I grunt once in a while so he knows I'm awake, and then I tell him how great it was when it's over.

偶尔咕哝一声，以示我还醒着，等结束时我告诉他那有多棒。

youdao

I'm just a grunt. I have to follow everybody's orders.

我只是个低等兵，谁的命令我都必须服从。

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