I asked her to repeat specifically the words that Patti had used...
我让她原原本本地重复一下帕蒂的措辞。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
The conditions from which she had fled were intolerable, past speaking of, past believing.
她逃离的那个环境令人无法容忍, 既不便说明又无法相信.
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She isn't a practiced public speaker, but she faced her audience as if to the manner born.
她虽无演讲经验, 但似乎生来并不怯场.
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