Tom groaned louder, and fancied that he began to feel pain in the toe.

汤姆呻吟得更响了，他觉得自己的脚趾头开始疼了。

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He listened to that most ethereal of all sounds, the song of crickets, coming in full choir upon the wind, and fancied that, if moonlight could be heard, it would sound just like that.

微风送来虫鸣阵阵，此曲只应天上有，他侧耳细听，并幻想着，如果月光也能够歌唱，它的歌声一定就是那样的。

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He started to chat to me and I could tell that he really fancied himself.

他和我聊起天来，我看得出他确实自以为了不起。

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