"I have refused him," she said hastily.

“我已经拒绝了。”她连忙说。

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I am so young that I think the man will still protect me even if I have refused him.

我年轻得以为虽然我拒绝了一个男人的爱，但他这一辈子也会保护我。

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However I disapproved, I couldn't hinder her: indeed, how could she have refused him herself?

无论我怎样不赞成，我却不能阻止她：实在，她自己又怎么能拒绝他呢？

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"I think it is a little bizarre and also inconsistent because they have, all the time I was involved with Sutcliffe, refused him any concessions, " he said.

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And the fact that the Taliban regime have refused, despite consistent requests, to give him up, I think does demonstrate how vitally important he is to the Taliban.

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