"I never had a secret," he said, "except that one about not living to grow up."

“我从来没有什么秘密，”他说，“除了活不到成年那件事。”

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It had never occurred to him that only one voice was obeyed on the plantation-the soft voice of his wife Ellen.

他从来不曾想到过，在这个农场里人人都服从的只有一个声音，那就是太太爱伦的柔和的声音。

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Now, of course, all dogs had been kept away from him for fear that the fairies' prophecy should come true, and he had never even seen one before.

当然，以防小妖精的预言成真，人们一直让所有的狗都离他远远的，因此他甚至从来没有见过小狗。

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He said that never before had he spoken to a group as troubled and worried as the one he spoke to now.

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Now you do have an opportunity-- this class does- that my class has never had before, and that is to nominate your own novel for the last one that we read, one of your choice.

现在你真的有了个机会-,在我的课上有了个机会-,去推荐一本小说作为我们的最后一本读物,你们自己的选择。

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Our fire trucks were not even able to keep up with the head of the fire, because we've never had one move that fast.

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That is a true tragedy and one that certainly never had to be.

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"I would say that we never had a winter that was less conclusive than this one: the tires last more or less, depending on how much temperature you are able to create, " added Vettel.

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