I didn't eat and drank water. They didn't want me to eat because they said customers preferred slim girls.

我不吃东西也不喝水，他们不允许我吃喝，他们说客人喜欢苗条的女孩。

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However, talking about her figure recently, Emma said staying slim isn't something she constantly worries about - she is more concerned about staying healthy.

然而，谈到减肥的事情，艾玛是这样回到记者的：“我不认为瘦才是最美的，我所关心的还是健康。 健康才能让我更美丽。”

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And, interestingly for the MPs currently lobbying for the adoption of a "guest-worker" scheme, a (slim) majority said they preferred permanent migration to the temporary sort.

有趣的是，对于最近国会议员正在到处游说的“客座工作者”议案，多数人(不是大多数)人表示他们更倾向于永久移民而不是暂时性的。

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And he's talking with Mississippi Gene. This is at the bottom of 26: There is something so indubitably reminiscent of Big Slim Hazard in Mississippi Gene's demeanor that I said, "Do you happen to have met a fellow called Big Slim Hazard somewhere?"

他在和密西西比的吉恩讲话，在26页下面：,现在，密西西比的吉恩的行为举止有些地方真切地,让我想起关于细杆的哈查德的往事，我问：“你是否在那里碰巧遇到过一个叫细杆哈查德的人“

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Slim said he believes education is the means to get better distribution of income.

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When asked about where he sees opportunities as a global investor, aside from being bullish on telecom, Slim said that industries ripe for investment include housing, infrastructure, mining, food, oil, energy, medicine and ones that provide environmental solutions.

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If the boat did not have a life raft, the chances of survival are slim, said Mario Vittone, a recently retired Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmer and a marine safety specialist.

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