We should not fail to keep this distance merely because someone is an old friend, an old superior, an old subordinate, an old colleague, a schoolmate or a fellow townsman.

不能因为是老朋友，老上司，老部下，老同事，同学，同乡等而废去这个距离。

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Now I have a bailiff a townsman; he seems a practical fellow.

我现在用的总管是个城里人，看起来倒是个很能干的小伙子。

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Now I have a bailiff, a townsman; he seems a practical fellow.

我现在用的总管是个城里人，看起来倒是个很能干的小伙子。

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