YOU SAID:
Malcolm gave up and ate an apple.
INTO JAPANESE
マルコムは断念し、リンゴを食べた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I abandoned Malcolm and ate the apple.
INTO JAPANESE
私はマルコムを放棄し、リンゴを食べた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I abandoned Malcolm and ate the apple.
You've done this before, haven't you.