He also took exception to having been spied on.

他也厌恶被暗中监视。

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Partly because it was a must-read, strong men took exception to its plain talk.

可能部分由于其是“必读物”，强势人物对其坦率的风格有所不满。

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I'm way too old to party this much, but you have to make an exception for something that took us 80 years to win.

以我这岁数不应该玩这么凶，但是我们等了80年才拿到世界杯冠军，可以破个例了。

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However, Balding took exception to comments he made about her sexuality and appearance in the article.

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Jonathan Craig of the DUP said he took exception to the comments made by Ms Godfrey.

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Armstrong took exception to doping accusations made by former Tour de France winner Greg LeMond.

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