在她开始谈她工作的时候，他走神了。

When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out.

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经过一段时间，我发现他开始主动向我征询意见，因为他知道我不会冲他夸夸其谈，大喊大叫，或是溜须拍马，而是会提出真诚而有用的建议。

Over time I found that he started turning to me.He knew I wouldn't rant and rave at him, nor kiss up.Instead, I would offer candid, helpful advice.

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他解释了自己如何开始收藏艺术品，并且为什么要收藏艺术品：“我们越谈这个问题，就越是要谈到过去的事情。”

He explained how he started collecting art, and why he collects art: "This question, the more we talk about it, the more I should talk about things that happened in the past."

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