The gap between father and son, darkness and light, winter and spring, did not always yawn so wide.

对此种种风情佩恩大多用倒叙手法进行了粗略的描写。 父亲与儿子、黑暗与光明、老年与少年之间的差距，并非总是宽如沟壑。

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A crocodile sheds tears whenever it open its mouth very wide, just as our eyes water when we yawn.

当鳄鱼张大口时，它就会掉眼泪，那情形和我们打哈欠时眼睛会充满泪水一样。

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It may be tempting to print money to fill the gap--except that it's about to yawn as wide as the Grand Canyon.

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