Three or four Francie's lovers now appeared, one after the other; she had made each promise to come early.

这时佛兰茜的情人陆续来了三四个；是她事先逼着每一个人应早到的。

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The English are supposed to be a nation of pet lovers, but in the nineteenth century London streets were full of hundreds of dogs that had been lost or abandoned by their owners.

英国人一般认为是个喜爱宠物的国家，但是在十九世纪时伦敦的街上到处是上百的意外走失或被狗主人遗弃的狗。

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They had each taken many mortal lovers, but had cast them off before they could become old or infirm, and all their previous changelings had stayed healthy until they were returned, unaged and unstuck from their proper times, to the mortal world.

NEWYORKER: A Tiny Feast