A friend who works for a large company that sells dog food said to me the other day that, if she didn't do something worthwhile at work soon, she was going to go mad.

一位就职于一家大型狗粮公司的朋友前几天对我说，如果不尽快在工作中做一些有价值的事情，她就要疯了。

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Not mad angry, just annoyed that my drama had made it out onto the street with us that day.

不是因愤怒而生气，而是因那天我们把戏剧上演在大街上而生气。

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'In the afternoon of the fifth day I went half mad; at least, that's how it seems to me now.

第五天下午，我已经半疯了，至少现在觉得是那样。

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