If he didn ' t mean it , why ' d he say it ?

如果他不是那个意思他干嘛那么说?。

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He told the singer: "My daughter said if I didn't say 'hi' to you I'd be in trouble, so 'hi' from my daughter."

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The driver's expression and his hand stayed exactly the way they were, as if he didn't hear very well.

就像是没怎么听见似的,那个司机的表情和手几乎一动不动，“

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It's as if Mary Astell were saying, "Well, Milton was on the right track. He simply didn't go far enough.

玛丽·阿斯苔似乎是在说：,“好吧，弥尔顿方向正确，只是行之不足。

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