My father told me that if I wanted it badly enough, I would get in.

我父亲告诉我，如果我对它有足够的渴望，我就会得到它。

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My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town.

我父亲告诉我，过去在我们镇附近有一片森林。

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My father told me a funny joke and I can't stop laughing every time I think of it.

父亲给我讲了一个有趣的笑话，每次想起它我就忍不住要笑。

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As we rode along the country roads, my father told me stories.

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And his answer was, "Well, when my father sent me here, he told me a number of things that I'm supposed to do, but the most important of these was the Greek words, aien aristeioi, always be the Best.

他的回答是,"当我父亲把我送到这里时,他对我说了,我该做到的几件事,而其中最重要的就是,用古希腊语说"aien aristeioi",事事为先

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