Sometimes, Chinese girls would even spread rumors about the girl that the boy likes in order to separate them so that she gets the boy for herself.

有时，中国女孩甚至会散布一些流言蜚语来占有自己喜欢的男孩。

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Jo had never tried this style before, contenting herself with very mild romances for _the Spread Eagle_.

乔以前从未写过这种风格的东西，为《展翼鹰》报写这种非常柔和的浪漫传奇，她洋洋自得。

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Bob had spread it himself, in a farcical version that was very different from what Verna herself remembered.

NEWYORKER: Stone Mattress

While Sall made herself busy in the kitchen, I would sit in the dining room with the paper spread out on the table, or I would listen to the radio, staring out at the garden and fiddling with the dials to get a better signal.

NEWYORKER: The Cold Outside