They wanted a son, but just couldn't have one.

他们想生个儿子，但是总不如愿。

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Roy, 85, now lives in spainand his son michael told bbcradio his family had been approaehed by estate agents withclients "who wanted a bit morethan a bit of real estate, they wanted autonomy."

罗伊现已85岁，住在西班牙。 他的儿子迈克尔对英国广播公司电台说，一些客户已通过房地产中介与他们家取得了联系，“这些人想要的不只是一处房产，还有自治权。”

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But I liked the kids from the start. They were everything I could have wanted in a son and daughter.

但是从一开始我就喜欢这两个孩子。他们就是我原本想从一双儿女身上得到的一切。

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Mr Kane's parents said they wanted to ensure their son was kept on the electoral register because voting was a matter of citizenship.

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And in France, a couple who wanted to call their son Zebulon were told they faced court if the name could expose the child to mockery.

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Not because they were Baylor fans, but just because he wanted to cultivate early on a hate of Duke in his young son.

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