I like to think they reached the plane of mutual respect. Perhaps affection.

我愿意相信它们当时已经达到相互尊重，甚至也许相互喜爱的程度了。

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Perhaps you'll find warmth and affection and caring - a "somebody special" who's there to help you stay centred and listen with interest to stories and feelings you share.

也许你将体会到温暖、爱意和关怀——某个“特别的人”将在那里帮助你保持心无旁骛的状态，饶有兴致地倾听与分享你的故事和感受。

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Perhaps this affection we're receiving is not a sign that our kind lover is weak or wrong or has no other options.

也许并不是因为这个人瞎了眼或者没有别的选择，才喜欢我们。

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Although Mr Brown's sketches are perhaps likelier than that of any other contemporary to produce instant and audible helplessness, he generally has little evident affection for his subjects, who tend, like Tony Blair, for example, not to be destined for immortality anyway.

ECONOMIST: More than mere emulation