Lydia Playfoot's parents help running the British arm of the American campaign group the Silver Ring Thing, which promotes abstinence among young people.

莉蒂亚培福的父母协助美国校园“银戒事”机构在英国的运作，推动青少年婚前的守贞教育。

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Choosing an engagement ring does not strike me as the kind of thing I need to do right... now.

选择一个订婚戒指对我来说并不是那类我必须要做好的事情。

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If you forget and your phone does ring, your response should be, "I can't talk now, I will call you back." and then turn the danged thing off.

如果你忘记关掉铃声并且这时电话响了的话，你最好这样回答：“我现在不方便接听你的电话，我待会再打给你吧。”然后把手机关掉。

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The ring is the thing, above all else.

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The thing is, in the Ring case there was no gift basket!

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