He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongside his plate.

他从腿上拿起餐巾，放在他的盘子旁边。

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He set his knife and fork down on his plate, leaned back, and folded his hands in his lap.

他把刀叉放到了盘子上，身子靠在椅背上，两手放在大腿上。

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Toad took the plate on his lap, almost crying, and stuffed, and stuffed, and stuffed, and kept asking for more, and the gipsy never grudged it him.

蟾蜍接过盘子，放在膝上，差点儿没哭出来。他一个劲往肚里填呀。填呀，填呀，吃完又要，吃完又要；而吉卜赛人也不吝啬。

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She puts the plate on your lap, regards you critically.

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She picks at a plate of cheese in her lap while they pull her hair into a tight ponytail at the crown of her head and fashion it into a bun.

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