Asked why he let her go, Yan said, "I'm also human."

对于为什么放她走，严说：“我也是人。”

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As for the merits of his profession, Yan said, "This is not an easy job."

谈到他工作的种种是非曲直，严说：“这份工作不容易。”

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"It felt like giving away, say, an ugly Christmas sweater your mom made you," Mr. Yan said.

“我感到就像是摆脱了圣诞节妈妈给我织的很丑的毛衣，”Yan先生说。

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Mr. Yan said the No. 1 factor in his departure is his salary.

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"There's almost nothing left by the end of the month, " Mr. Yan said.

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"He always asks us who we want to live with, " Yan said.

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