'I've been out counting dead elephants, where else!' Slamming the door of the truck, I stomp off to the kitchen for a cup of black coffee.

‘我就是出去清点了一下死掉的大象，还能去哪儿呀！’我重重的摔上车门，登登登走到厨房给自己冲了一杯黑咖啡。

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Or that time in the deep Ozarks when someone spent several hours intermittently knocking on my door in the dead of night.

还有一次，远在小城欧萨克，夜晚静悄悄的，有人过一段时间就来敲打我的房门，一连持续了几个小时。

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This cute little door-mouse is as dead as a doornail.

这个可爱的小老鼠像门钉一样牢固。

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Corbett said it may be difficult to get out a dead-bolt door, or some doors might be blocked by equipment or boxes.

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