来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：新生有机化学 第1集 第1集》

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  he being a very able man,
  他是位非常能干的人
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  After an hour's being with him at arithmetique
  向他学习一小时的乘法后
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  (my first attempt being to learn the multiplication-table);
  (我第一次尝试学习乘法表)
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  we then parted till tomorrow."
  我们道别 明天再继续
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  So here was the guy doing all the purchasing
  所以说 这个为英国皇家海军
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  for the Royal Navy and he didn't know multiplication,
  做所有采购的家伙并不懂乘法
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  let alone division.
  更不用说除法了
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  But he worked hard at it.
  但他很努力学习
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  July ninth, five days later:
  七月九日 即五天后
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  He's "Up by four o'clock,
  他在四点醒来
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  and at my multiplicacion-table hard,
  努力学习乘法表
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  which is all the trouble I meet withal in arithmetique."
  这是我在乘法上遇到的所有困难