have never seen sb talk with such animation and at such length

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have never seen sb talk with such animation and at such length: だいたい、そんなに長く、昂った話し方をする（人）を見たのははじめてだ 吉本ばなな著 シェリフ訳 『とかげ』(Lizard ) p. 43