She said her car broke down, but I think she's lying - I'm afraid she stood me up for some other guy.

她说她的车抛锚了，但是我觉得她在撒谎，恐怕她是为了跟别人约会而存心失约的。

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"I'm not afraid to be here alone," she said, "but I would be happier if there were more people here with me."

“我倒是不怕一个人呆着”，她说，“但如果有更多人来这里和我在一起，我会更高兴一点”。

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“I'm afraid I can't answer your question, we don't disclose our commercial relations,” Cook said. “But that was a good try.”

“恕我无可奉告，我们不会公开商业关系，”库克回答。“但这是一次很好的尝试。”

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