He had once thought to gouge it out, but that had been a long time ago, and as time passed in the silence of the Waste, he had forgotten.

他曾经想过把这个标志挖去，但那是很久以前的事了。在寂静的荒野地，随着时间的流逝，他逐渐忘记了。

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He had worked as a fisherman for many years, but once long ago he may, or may not, have played the tenor sax in a dance band in Istanbul. It was hard to know exactly what he was trying to tell me.

纳希打了很多年的鱼，但是在很久以前，他也许在伊斯坦布尔的一个舞厅乐队里吹过高音萨克斯管，但我不能确定，因为很难听得懂他到底对我说了些什么。

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Once upon a time, but not so long ago, Daisy and Lily were in the hospital.

从前，也不算太久之前，小菊和百合在医院里。

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And on six Sunday nights a year, ballroom dancers from as far away as St.Louis - two states away in Missouri - once again head to downtown Indianapolis to swing to the music of big bands and rekindle memories of long-ago dances and romances at the Roof.

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