Suddenly he became aware of Julia's face a few centimetres from his own, deathly white, as white as chalk.

突然间他意识到茱莉叶的脸就在离自己很近的地方，死一般惨白，就像一支白色的粉笔。

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She turned a deathly shade of white when she heard the news.

她听到这个消息时面如死灰。

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