He had thought the piano was merely a retirement pastime for his mother, and had protested mildly when she mentioned that her goal was to be good enough one day to play four-hand with him.

他认为钢琴只是母亲退休后用来打发时间的，当他母亲说起，她的目标是把琴练好，等有一天可以和瀚峰一起联弹四手，瀚峰温和地表示了反对。

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21the chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, "Do not write 'the king of the Jews,' but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews."

犹太人的祭司长就对彼拉多说：“不要写‘犹太人的王’，要写‘他自己说我是犹太人的王’。”

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He protested too much to be sincere.

他反对得太多，不可能是真诚的。

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