Higgins replied with 40 but, after missing the last red along the side cushion, soon found himself needing a snooker.

希金斯打出40分后叫边库的最后一颗红球不到位，很快发现需要做一杆斯诺克。

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For a moment, Harry thought Voldemort was not going to let go of it, but then it had slid through his fingers and was back in its red velvet cushion.

有那么一刻，哈利以为伏地魔不会放手，但它从他指间滑下，落到了红天鹅绒垫子上。

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Hunter's latter effort could have been a maximum but he failed to pot a very difficult 15th red down the side cushion.

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Of course, if the red tape has gone, so too has the cushion it provided for farmers' incomes.

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