When he found there was nothing in Alex's box, the king smiled and said to the others, "One year ago, I gave everyone a seed which couldn't grow. But all of you, except Alex, have brought me flowers."

当国王发现亚历克斯的盒子里空空如也的时候，他笑着对其他人说：“一年前，我给了每个人一粒不能生长的种子。但除了亚历克斯，你们所有人都给我带来了花。”

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Nothing but sorrow have I ever gained except when left freely to myself.

要么还我自由，否则我除了苦痛什么也收获不到。

youdao

The bridge and tunnel connecting the island of Chongming to Shanghai got built, but nothing else did (except for a few awful condo towers), and it looks like nothing else will.

连接崇明岛和上海的桥梁、隧道建起来了，但是只是这些，（除了少的可怜的共管塔）没有别的了，而且没有任何要继续建下去的迹象。

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He goes back and gambles again, but he has nothing left to wager except his wife, so he puts her and gambles her.

他回到祖国并且再次求赌,但除了妻子,他别无赌资,所以他以她作赌注

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