It was hot and airless in the apartment, but he was shivering.

公寓又闷又热，但他却在颤抖。

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I felt I was stifling in the airless room.

在那间闷气的屋子里我感觉都快憋死了。

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This was a small airless house and in the corner he discovered a water pump. He was so excited and went forward to draw water, but no water came out no matter how hard he tried.

这是一个不通风的小房子。在小角落里他发现了一个抽水机。他为此很兴奋，便上前去抽水，但无论他如何努力都没有水出来。

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They died, crushed and airless in the dark.

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Week by week, in airless church halls, in community centres laid out with plastic chairs, the picture came ever more sharply into focus.

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But now all the summits are held in Brussels and we are trapped in an airless basement.

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