Once when I was on my way to the mailbox near our driveway off Circle drive with my money for Billy, I saw Daddy working in the backyard.

一次，我正拿着捐给葛培理的钱往环路街靠近我家车道旁的信箱走去，突然看到老爸在后院干活。

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He used a rope to mark off the circle.

他用一根绳子把这个圈围了起来。

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On the right side of that circle—you can see that the footpath goes off in an easterly direction—heading towards the right-hand side of the plan.

在那个圆圈的右边，你可以看到那条小路朝着东边的方向、平面图的右边延伸。

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