On the little table next to the bed was a hot cup of coffee and an empty cup.

床边的小桌上有杯热咖啡和一个空杯子。

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A similar, but quieter effect can be heard by using an empty cup or even just by cupping a hand over an ear.

把一个空杯子或只是将手合成杯状贴近耳朵，就可以听到类似但比较小的声音效果。

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One man can't carry 1, 000 swords, nor can you cross a bridge which isn't there, and if you fill an empty cup it won't be empty any more.

没有谁能佩得了一千柄宝剑，没有人能走过一座不存在的桥。 空杯一单斟满，就不再是‘空’杯了。

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She ate her yogurt but felt too awkward to go back out and throw the empty cup into the garbage, so she left it on the floor by her mattress, where it toppled over under the weight of the spoon.

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She took the empty yogurt cup and spoon to the kitchen area.

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At the scene a man with a big forehead, gray hair, a flat nose, and a few missing teeth lay on the sidewalk, next to a stack of books and an empty coffee-cup.

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