Grandfather pointed to a block of wood.

爷爷指着一块木头。

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At the foot of the slope there are cinder block houses, but as you climb the ridge, concrete gives way to wood and tarpaulin, then cardboard and twigs.

坡脚下有些炉渣砖的房子，越往上到了山脊处，就只有些木材和防水布，或者纸板和树枝搭建的房子。

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Those who had handled the wood block ratedthe employee as being more rigid and strict than those who had handled the blanket.

相对于触摸过毛毯的被试，那些操作过木块的人认为雇员更加死板和严谨。

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The first computer mouse was a carved block of wood with two metal wheels.

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So Bush sheathed it in a block of wood shaved into the shape of his own calf.

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