I may have caught him with my elbow but it was just an accident.

我的胳膊肘可能碰了他，不过那只是个意外。

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Why use my elbow and foot?

为什么要用我的肘和脚呢？

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"I couldn't help it," said Five, in a sulky tone, "Seven jogged my elbow."

“我没办法，”红桃5生气地说，“红桃7碰了我的胳膊肘。”

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Dr. Fraker seemed to sense my apprehension and he touched at my elbow briefly.

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That is, until I, in my own sleepy state, accidentally slumped onto the flight attendant call button at my elbow, which chimed loudly and repeatedly.

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As the interview ended, she put a consoling arm on my elbow, almost by way of an apology although Margaret Thatcher was not a politician who said sorry much.

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