I had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there.

我得回去找，所以我让弟弟在那等着。

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I talked to a few friends and they said that they could give me work, so I told my boss I was leaving.

我跟几个朋友谈过了，他们说可以给我提供工作，所以我跟老板说我要走了。

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So I told them the festival.

就告诉他们这个节日了。

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But I had to finish my work, so I told them to hold your horses.

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So I told them the festival.

就告诉他们这个节日了。

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So I went back to Engineering and told them, "OK, guys, we need to work harder. And I'm not under CEO.

于是我跟工程师团队说到，大家还要加把劲。

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So I told him, 'You know it all, so go take care of yourself.

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So I told my father that my son was at home waiting for him.

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Ok, so I told that to emphasize the stereotypical (and at least partially true) difference between men and women.

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