"I was just trying to shake him a little," Karl said the following season, "and I picked the wrong guy."

“我只是想试着震撼一下他，”卡尔在接下来的赛季说道，“我选错人了。”

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When we arrived at the doorway, classmates gathered around my little guy, while I saw him trying to shake off the biggest grin I' d ever seen on his face.

当我们来到教室门口时，同学们围住科迪，而我看到他在努力克制他的笑容，那是我在他脸上看见过的最开心的笑容。

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They pushed close around him trying to touch him, trying to shake his hand.

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So, they're trying to shake him with his inability, well, the help will be his inability to recall specific facts.

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