Once, my father ended up chasing me around the kitchen table, intent on hitting me for the first time in his life-and then he broke down crying.

有一次，从来不动手的父亲绕着餐桌追我，想要打我，然后他突然开始流泪。

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Instead, I think of that oasis of time at our dining table then I remember that my son is, above all, a child of my heart, as well as my womb.

而我每每想到在旧餐桌上度过的那段美好的时光，就会记起，我的儿子其实是我心灵的寄托，也是我的亲生骨肉。

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I was laid alone, for the first time; and, rousing from a dismal doze after a night of weeping, I lifted my hand to push the panels aside: it struck the table top!

我第一次被人孤零零地扔在一边，哭了一整夜，又昏昏沉沉地打了一个盹醒过来，我伸手想把嵌板推开：我的手碰到了桌面！

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My art business depends on my spending time at my drafting table working.

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This was my first time on a one-table set-up and it was fantastic, I really enjoyed it.

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