I thought it was the most thoughtful thing he could do. He knew I would be worried.

我想这是他能做的最贴心的事，他了解我的惊慌。

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But, she notes, her father used similar language with her, "and I knew it was because he thought well of me and was sure I could do better."

但她也指出，她父亲曾用同样的词汇骂她，“而我清楚那是因为他想让我好，而且肯定我能更出色。”

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"If I knew how it worked, I could tell you what to do," he said.

“假如我知道它是如何运行的话，我就会告诉你该怎么办，”他说道。

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"If he could do it, I knew I could, " says Houston.

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"I've taken pelters in the last couple of seasons, but I knew I could do it all along and it was just up to the gaffer to play me, " he said.

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