Mrs. Watts was sitting alone in a white iron bed cutting her toenails with a large pair of scissors.

Watts太太独自坐在,一张白色的铁床上,用一把很大的剪刀,剪自己的脚趾甲。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The answer given to Eragon,Everyone dies alone,Eragon, whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, " no one can accompany you into the void?

他获得的答案是，“每个人都孤独而死，无论是战场上的国王,还是家中低贱的贫农，没有人能伴随你进入那个世界？

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