我打开地窖的门，顺着梯子走下去。

I opened the cellar door and started down the stairs.

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我拿着锄头，战战兢兢地重新打开地窖的门，下到楼梯的底部，心里一个劲地祈祷着，但愿这一切是一场恶梦，毒蛇已经不见了。

Hoe in hand, I reopened the basement door with dread. I reached the bottom of the stairs hoping it was all a bad dream and the snake would be gone.

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