I really tried; I looked at a barracks, closed my eyes, and imagined row upon row of barracks.

我确实尝试过；我看着一个营房，闭上我的眼睛想象着一排排营房的情形。

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One fine May morning not long ago my oldest son, 17 at the time, phoned to tell me that he had just spent a couple hours at the state police barracks.

不久前5月的一个晴朗的早晨，我17岁的大儿子，打电话告诉我，他刚刚在州警局呆了几小时。

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