Swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach, "My father died this morning.Is it all right if I miss practice today?

他哽咽着说：“我父亲今天早上去世了，我能不参加今天的训练吗？”

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Swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach, "My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss practice today?"

他拼命忍住哭泣，对教练说：“我父亲今天早上去世了，我今天可以不参加训练吗？”

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I realized, swallowing hard, that about half of them had since died — so they were forever beyond any possible expression of gratitude from me.

令人难过的是，我意识到，他们中有一半已经过世了——因此他们永远也无法接受我的谢意了。

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For a moment, she blinked at the far distance, swallowing hard.

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Even American trust-busters would have a hard time swallowing this idea.

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