I must confess that I am fond of shoes and have more shoes than I need. Living in a consumer culture in the United States, I find it hard to resist the many temptations.

我必须承认我喜欢鞋而且拥有的鞋比我需要的更多，生活在美国的消费文化中，我很难抵抗众多诱惑，但我的鞋都远远赶不上这双的价格。

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Regarding gifts, a Gemini is so fond of books and reading, so find out her favorite author and present her with some of her/his good works not read by your mom.

她还对阅读喜爱倍至，一套她最欣赏作家的著作当作礼物肯定让她爱不释手。

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You will find what you are really fond of.

你会找到你真正喜欢的事物。

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From this perspective, I find myself becoming almost fond of the monarchy: that something so unfashionable should retain the power to move us gives the lie to a lot of what we're always being told about the importance of the latest thing.

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Only an aggressive push to find a fit that can be leveraged will save it from becoming just another fond brand memory.

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