She lay back and stared at the ceiling.

她躺下来，盯着天花板。

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She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.

她仰卧着凝视天花板。

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Seaton lay on his bed and gazed at the ceiling as the light faded.

西顿躺在床上凝视着天花板， 那时光线逐渐变暗。

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So, what they do is, the first time they might scratch at the bars, push at the ceiling, dig at the floor, howl, etc.

起初小猫可能会抓栏杆，推顶棚，挖底板，吼叫等等。

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The lever gets them out of the box, but after more and more trials they stopped scratching at the bars, pushing at the ceiling and so on.

杠杆让它们逃出迷笼，但在经历多次尝试之后,它们不再抓栏杆，不再推顶棚。

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Julian saw that Obie was looking at the ceiling, already working in his mind.

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Henric is stretched out on his bed, half undressed, smoking and looking at the ceiling.

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