I had received a letter from a very close friend.

我收到了一位非常亲近的朋友的来信。

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It was the best gift I had received though I didn't like cats.

虽然我不喜欢猫，但这是我收到的最好的礼物。

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I had received a phone call from the hospital where she had just passed away.

那时，一个朋友的母亲突然去世，我收到她离世时所在的那间医院打来的电话。

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It wasn't easy, but we slowly rebuilt those neighborhoods one block at a time, and in the process I received the best education I ever had."

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They don't print books. I have had this experience - a publisher received paper on which to print my work two years ago, but hasn't printed it yet."

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My business partner Alan and I had received the call a few days earlier.

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"I referred to death threats that I had received as a judge from dissatisfied litigants, " she said.

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Within hours, I had received a dozen emails from fans who had tracked down various grindstones for sale.

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