To remind me of that, I carry a stuffed toy, a small spotted dog that five-year-old Amber Mary brought me, along with a plastic bag holding a few pennies, at the end of a talk I gave in Florida.

为了让我记住这一点，我随身携带了一个填充绒毛玩具，是在佛罗里达一次演讲结束时五岁的安波·玛丽带给我的一只斑点狗，同时还有一个装有几枚硬币的塑料袋。

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My great aunt answers her house phone every time, not by pressing the talk button, but by pressing the speaker phone button, yet still holding it up to her face as if she answered it normally.

我的远房姑姑每次接电话都不太正常，人家是按通话键，她是按免提，然后还要把听筒放在耳朵旁边，不知道的人远看还以为她确实是以正常方式接的电话。

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The Americans are like failed dieters who talk earnestly about their weight-loss programme while holding a chocolate doughnut.

美国人就像失败的节食者—一边拿着高热量的巧克力甜甜圈，一边高谈阔论着他们的减肥计划。

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The IOC delegation did not talk about security - perhaps the main international concern about holding the Games in Athens following the recent murder of Britain's military attache to Greece.

BBC: Greece faces Olympic race

He'll launch a bare-bones insurgent effort, traveling the state on his Straight Talk Express bus and numerous holding town hall meetings.

NPR: McCain Nearly Broke, but Stays Course