She wanted to buy some clothes — a couple of skirts, a couple of shirts, two pairs of jeans, another pair of shorts — but before shopping she had calls to make: one to Henry and one to her father.
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父亲只有在度假时才会露出膝盖,因为那时他不穿长裤而穿短裤。
The only time Dad shows his knees is on holiday, when he wears shorts instead of his long trousers.