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When I got back to London, Tony phoned me. 当我回到伦敦时，Tony给我打了电话 He said, Why haven't you been returning my calls? 他说，你为什么还没给我回电？ I said, Well they say that you're a psychopath. 我说，因为他们

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And when Tony said that to me, 当Tony告诉我这些的时候 I thought to myself, Am I sitting like a journalist? Am I crossing my legs like a journalist? 我心想，我坐得像个记者吗？我翘脚翘得像个记者吗？ He said, You know, I