I made a hasty exit and managed to open the gate.

我匆忙离场，设法打开了大门。

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As he pushes open the gate and passes up the wide white walk, he sees a flutter of female garments; his wife, looking fresh and cool and sweet, steps down from the veranda to meet him.

他推开前门，沿着宽阔的白色的步行道走去，看到女人飘动的衣衫；他的妻子，看上去气色很好，那么从容，那么甜蜜，从门廊的台阶走下来迎接他。

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One evening, I saw some residents of Nanjiecun stop outside the north gate of town to browse at a bustling open-air market.

一天晚上，我看到一些南街村居民逗留在镇子的北门外，在熙熙攘攘的露天市场闲逛。

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But Gabi, our fixer supreme, made a couple of quick calls and we witnessed the Rwandan equivalent of Condeleeza Rice phoning a jobsworth on a gate and telling him to open it, or else.

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They also decided not to build a gate in front of the home, opting to leave their circular brick driveway open.

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The intruder managed to get past the first gate with a stolen set of keys, which could also open a restaurant, conference rooms and an internal lock to the drawbridges.

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