He quickly replied, "it's freezing out there, and it's almost 11:30 P. M." Smiling, I said, "Then you had better your coat and gloves."

他立刻惊叫起来：“外面冷得要命，都已经是夜里11：30了啊！”我微笑着说：“那你最好是穿上外套，戴上手套吧。”

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Has he given any indication at all that "I'm almost there, I'm 90 percent there" in terms of making that troop decision?

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"I'm over there almost every month now in parts of Africa, " Farnan said.

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I'm now speaking because there has been almost 18 months since on the BBC I announced I was going and I'm venturing now after that part into a non-parliamentary area which is the University College London's Institute.

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