It struck two. I waited a little longer. Only the regular, rhythmic ticking of the clock disturbed the silence.

两点钟敲过了，我稍等了一会儿，唯有那墙上时钟的单调的滴答声打破寂静的气氛。

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I coughed. A little smoke was getting past the towels. So I lay on the floor with Charlie beside me and waited.

我开始咳嗽，缕缕烟雾透过毛巾(钻了进来)，于是我跟查理都躺在地板上等待救援。

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I thought the price was a little rich then, so I waited to buy until a little over two weeks ago, when the stock had dropped modestly to $60.

我觉得价格有点高了，于是我等到大约两周前买进，那时该股略降至60美元。

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When I had waited a long time, without hearing him lie down, I decided to open a little -- a very,very little -- crack in the lantern.

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"I think maybe they should have waited a little bit,"

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So I just waited until I was done working, and then I said, 'Things are going to be a little bit different.

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