Joseph drummed his hands on his knees for a minute, then took a deep breath and said, “So you got remarried?”

约瑟夫的双手在膝盖上敲鼓般拍打了一阵，然后深吸一口气说：“看来你结婚了？”

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He smacked his hands down on his knees.

他把双手啪地放到了双膝上。

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Here he sat, with his pipe between his teeth and both hands resting on his knees.

他坐在那里，嘴里叼着烟斗，双手放在膝盖上。

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The old man sat without moving, his wide old hands resting on his knees.

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As he speaks, he leans forward, his hands resting on his knees, and we conspire to lean forward with him, unwittingly anxious to hear his every word.

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Rafik sat on a chair sobbing unnaturally, as if racked with coughing, his head in his hands, his elbows on his knees.

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The Israeli prime minister, hands splayed on his knees, listened intently, nodding from time to time.

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