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親愛的道爾博士：我想為昨天的表現向妳道歉。
我知道自己很容易鑽牛角尖，所以當妳提出說要把它「關掉再重開」的時候，才會出言不遜。
我整天都忙於穩定原型設計，也花了很多心力在調整重力子組合的電容，叫我就這樣重開…
…但妳說的沒錯。我的確應該先嘗試簡單的方法。我很看重這個研究，有時候卻會忘記要聽聽看別人的建議。不過妳說的沒錯，而我應該感謝妳才對。謝謝妳。
敬上
柯林
英文原文
Dear Dr. Doyle
I wanted to drop you a line to apologise for my behaviour yesterday. I know I can get a bit in my own head about these things, and when you suggested we just ‘turn it off and turn it on again’ I think I may have spoken a little curtly. Stabilisation prototyping is all I do, and I had spent so long trying to tweak capacitance on the gravitonic array that the idea of just...
...but you’re right. I should have tried the simple things first. This project is very important to me, and sometimes I don’t see other people as much as I should. But you were right, and I should have said thank you. So thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Colin Chapman
Exotic Matter Laboratory
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親愛的柯林：
你的工作內容相當重要，而我覺得你並沒有出言不遜。
還有，請叫我艾蜜莉就好。
英文原文
Dear Colin,
What you do is important, and I didn’t think you were being curt.
And please, call me Emily.