She is unlike her mother; she is tall and her mother is very short.

她不像她妈妈， 她很高， 而她妈妈很矮。

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One day, while I was waiting for my father, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance.

一天，当我在等爸爸的时候，我看见一个大约两岁的小男孩在草地上自由地奔跑，他妈妈就在不远处看着。

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"And why not, mother?" asked Pearl, stopping short just at the beginning of her race.

“干嘛不戴呢，妈妈？”珠儿问道，她刚要拔腿朝前跑，忽地停下了脚步。

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