Nails should be trimmed, freshly cut nails, must use a nail file file.

指甲要常修剪，刚剪过的指甲，一定要用指甲锉锉平。

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When she attempted to cut his nails he resisted.

当她试图给他剪指甲时，他反抗了。

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Why do you cut my finger nails?

你为什么剪我的指甲呢？

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Though Pellegrino cut her nails that night, plenty more amateurish blunders followed.

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