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The light in here. . . .
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I love this boat painting1.
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It's incredible2.
You can hear it, almost3.
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The wind.
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Is it a local4 artist5?
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It's my wife6, Catherine.
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She died7 two years ago.
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I'm sorry.
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Do you paint also?
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My dad died when I was8 in college9.
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I remember my mom kept
one of his shirts. . .
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. . .on the back of a chair
in my parents' bedroom.
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And she probably
left it there for. . . .
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Maybe it's still there,
I don't know.
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Look, I was nervous10. . .
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. . .so I drank too much wine11.
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But listen, there's something
that I should tell you.
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I was nervous too.
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I just. . . .
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What?
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I didn't. . . .
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I don't do this.
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Thank God12.
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I don't do this either13.
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I'm not good at this.
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For two people that don't do it,
we do it pretty well.
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Does it feel cold enough for a fire?
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l thought14 we were still in love.
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But maybe I didn't even15
think about it. . .
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. . .because I had16 my son,
my work, my husband17.
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I was on my way to becoming a writer18.
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And David and I. . .
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. . .were even talking about
having a second child.
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Can you believe19 that?
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Then one day I was just
driving along20. . .
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. . .and I saw21 them.
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David and this woman. . .
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. . .walking into the park.
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And it was just a glimpse22.
It was a second.
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And I knew.
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I sat23 there in my car. I didn't
shut off24 the engine25. I just sat. . .
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. . .for an hour and a half.
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You're faced with the impossible26. . .
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. . .and it takes an hour and a half.
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It was going27 on almost a year.
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I can't believe I just
told you all that.
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I mean, this stuff
happens to everybody28, right?
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But it happened to you, Theresa.
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And I'm sorry.
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That kind of stuff
happen in St. Claire?
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painting
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| n.油画；水彩画 |
参考例句： |
- I know something about painting.我懂一点绘画。
- I painted a water painting.我画了一幅水彩画。
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incredible
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| adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的 |
参考例句： |
- Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
- Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。
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almost
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| adv.几乎，差不多 |
参考例句： |
- The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
- We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。
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local
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| adj.地方性的，当地的，局部的；乡土的；本地的；n.当地居民，本地新闻 |
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- She is a local girl.她是个本地姑娘。
- He reports for a local newspaper.他担任一家地方报纸的记者。
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artist
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| n.画家；艺术家 |
参考例句： |
- He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
- Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
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wife
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| n.妻子，太太，老婆 |
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- She is my wife.她是我妻子。
- He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。
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died
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| vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的 |
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- He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
- He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。
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was
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| v.(is,am的过去式)是，在 |
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- He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
- He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
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college
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| n.学院；高等专科学校 |
参考例句： |
- The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
- I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。
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nervous
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| adj.神经的；紧张不安的，神经过敏的 |
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- He feels nervous when he faces so many people.面对那么多人，他感到紧张。
- He was over nervous.他太紧张了。
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wine
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| n.酒，葡萄酒，紫红色；vt./vi.喝酒，请喝酒 |
参考例句： |
- After drinking some wine,I feel warm all over.喝酒以后周身发热。
- The wine bottle is empty.酒瓶干了。
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god
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| n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物 |
参考例句： |
- God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
- God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。
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either
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| adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也 |
参考例句： |
- I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
- I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。
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thought
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| n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词 |
参考例句： |
- It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
- She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
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even
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| adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当 |
参考例句： |
- It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
- He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。
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had
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| vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有 |
参考例句： |
- I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
- The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
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husband
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| n.丈夫 |
参考例句： |
- My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
- I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。
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writer
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| n.作家，记者，撰稿者，抄写员 |
参考例句： |
- Dickens was a famous English writer.狄更斯是英国著名作家。
- He is a very popular writer but I don't like his style.他是个很受欢迎的作家，但我不喜欢他的文风。
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believe
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| v.相信；认为 |
参考例句： |
- Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
- I believe what you say.我相信你的话。
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along
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| adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着 |
参考例句： |
- Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
- They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。
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saw
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| vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯 |
参考例句： |
- Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
- The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。
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glimpse
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| vt.瞥见；n.一瞥，一看 |
参考例句： |
- One glimpse at himself in the mirror was enough.让他照着镜子看自己一眼就够了。
- She catches a glimpse of a car in the distance.她一眼就瞥见了远处的汽车。
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sat
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| v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐 |
参考例句： |
- He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
- The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。
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off
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| adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外 |
参考例句： |
- You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
- I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。
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engine
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| n.引擎，发动机，机车，机械；vt.安装发动机于 |
参考例句： |
- The engine started up suddenly.发动机突然发动起来了。
- The engine will not fire.这发动机发动不起来。
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impossible
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| adj.不可能的，不容易的，令人无法忍受的 |
参考例句： |
- I mean that it is impossible.我的意思是说那不可能。
- It is kind of fun to do the impossible.去做不可能的事是一种乐趣。
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going
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| n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的 |
参考例句： |
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
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everybody
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| pron.每人，人人(=everyone) |
参考例句： |
- Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
- It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。
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