At the time I didn’t need the skill since most collateral readingassignments in my courses were under 500 pages, but I started practicing justfor the fun of it – sort of like a private parlor game.

那时我并不特别需要这种技能，因为所学课程中的大多数补充阅读类作业都不超过500页；但我像玩室内游戏的心态试着进行练习。

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My parents had read about this parlor game in a magazine, how girls across the country were being stumped by the answer.

父母在一本会客杂志上读到这个故事，当女孩们被一个问题迷惑住时她如何解决。

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But for the sake of our parlor game, let's cast all that aside.

但为了我们游戏的目的﹐让我们放弃所有这些。

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