We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.

我们拼命往外舀水让船漂浮了几个小时。

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We kept her at a respectful distance.

我们对她敬而远之。

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And that's when we kept her.

从那时候起，我们就一直养着她。

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While her international commitments have kept her away from us more than we'd like over the past few years, she will always be an Angel to me.

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"We don't discriminate, " said Ms. Severino, who kept her own age to herself.

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