Mr. Ladley, 41, a bond broker at Cantor Fitzgerald, would not miss dinner with the family. "we."

41岁的拉德利在康托·菲茨杰拉德公司当债券经纪人，他从不错过和家人的晚餐。

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But after a while an hour and a half was not enough, and I began to think up excuses to miss dinner.

但过了一段时间，一个半小时还不够，我就为了错过饭时编造些借口。

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Miss Sophy Jackson has just been here. She brought word that her brother would come in after dinner: she couldn't say very much, because he forbade her to: he wishes to give all the details himself.

索菲·杰克逊小姐刚才来过，捎话说她哥哥晚饭后要来我们家；她不能多讲，因为他不许她讲，他要亲自告诉我们全部细节。

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Jodi Kantor, in her book, points out that the President is unwilling to miss dinner with his family more than two nights a week.

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This year, he's going to miss dinner altogether, she said.

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He could miss dinner and stay there all night.

NEWYORKER: Max at Sea