The owner imported a carpet and some mirrors.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

All the women in Dean's life call him to the carpet and tell him of all his sins. That's a sad moment in the novel, a moment of difficulty, a moment of specificity also.

所有在迪安生命里出现的女人都向他,斥责他所有的罪恶，这也是小说中悲伤地部分，是困难的时刻，也是专属于他的时刻。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The thick carpet under his feet had the colors of a thousand jewels.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

Earlier,the king gave President Obama a red-carpet airport welcome complete with a military honor guard and a 21 gun salute.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03