One day, a woman asked me to direct her on her way and while I was hesitating, being so suddenly called out of my thought.

一天，有个女人让我给她指路，我当时正迟疑着，被这突然的打扰惊得愣了一下。

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An- other day a woman asked me to direct her on her way and while I was hesitating, being so suddenly called out of my thought, a woman from some neigh- bouring house came by.

一天，有个女人让我给她指路，我当时正在想心事，被这突然的打扰惊得愣了一下，此时，住在隔壁的一个女人走了过来。

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Suddenly, my hands | stop at a book called a Beautiful Mind, and exactly at the same time, another boy reached out his hand | for the same book.

突然，我的手停在一本名为《美丽心灵》的书上，与此同时一个男孩也伸手去取这本书。

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We passed a couple of stilt houses, and a bent woman with a leathery lined face suddenly crinkled into a smile and called out a greeting.

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