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[00:16.00]You're beautiful when you're asleep. 你睡着的时候很漂亮 [00:28.24]Henry, l... 亨利，我 [00:31.36]Yeah, I know, I know. 是，我知道，我知道 [00:34.60]But you can't stop me from looking at you. 但是你阻止不了我看你

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[00:01.76]Yes, sir. 是的 [00:02.44]## (Woman singing opera) [00:11.16]My daddy owns a grocery store that has apples, bananas, cookies, 我爸爸开了一家杂货店 里面有苹果，香蕉，饼干 [00:14.16]doughnuts, eggs, figs, 油炸圈，鸡蛋