She drew her breath in with a gasp and half-rose to her feet.

她吸了一口气，半站起来。

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Mrs. Slaton half rose and slapped the desk top. "Then do it!" she said.

斯莱顿夫人微微地站起身子，拍了一下桌子，说道：“那好啊，努力去实现它吧！”

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Ms Rose complains that she and her half-sibling Adam have suffered an identity crisis from knowing nothing about their biological father.

罗斯说，她和她同母异父的兄弟亚当因为对生身父亲一无所知而陷入身份危机。

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She rose out of the sea, higher and higher until the propellers in the stern were half exposed.

NEWYORKER: Unsinkable