YOU SAID:

They had rarely spoken to us about their lives

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彼らは自分たちの生活について話したことはめったにありませんでした

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They seldom talked about their lives

INTO JAPANESE

彼らは自分たちの生活について話すことはめったにない

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They rarely talk about their lives

INTO JAPANESE

彼らは自分たちの生活について話すことはめったにない

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They rarely talk about their lives