"Before she came around," she says, "I was somebody in this town."

“她来这之前，”她说，“我在这个镇上是个人物。”

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"I used to be a tea drinker before I came here," she said, "Many people around me are coffee drinkers."

“来这里之前，我喜欢喝茶，”她说，“我周围很多人都喜欢喝咖啡。”

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One therapist noted that they were not entirely consistent around their son, especially when it came to discipline; she was generally more permissive than her husband.

曾经有一位治疗师指出，他们夫妻二人对待儿子并未完全保持一致，涉及到纪律时尤其如此；她通常比她的丈夫态度更为纵容。

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When she tried them later, she came around a bit, but spent more time saying the silicone grippers pinched her nose than reveling in the potential future applications of such technology.

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Once Phillips drew up a plan and showed her husband her projected revenue, she says he quickly came around.

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She sneered, stood up, and came around to my side.

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