I stared up into his stern face, challenging me to make the same decision as my brothers - asking without asking whether I was made of the same stuff.

我盯着父亲那张严肃的脸，他正准备承受我与哥哥们同样的决定给他带来那种失落感，他的表情告诉我，他正犹豫要不要问我是不是做了同样的决定。

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They both walked very gingerly up to the pond and then I stared in disbelief as she first tested whether the ice would hold her weight before leading the girl onto it.

一位目击者说道：“看见她们在冰面上走的小心翼翼，我感到极度的不可思议。 我看见那名女子先是自己踩上冰层试了试，然后就让自己的女儿也走了上来。

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I stared at the picture for so long that when I looked up again, I was surprised to see the nubbly orange couches and cream-colored walls of the common room.

我凝视着照片，不知过了多久，等到抬起头，看见休息室里橙色的沙发和奶白色的墙壁，几乎吃了一惊。

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Then, as I probed them, one sprang up, and stared With piteous recognition in fixed eyes, Lifting distressful hands, as if to bless.

我小心翼翼的试探他们，一个涌现,固执的眼里带着哀怨的赞誉，举起绝望的双手好像要赐福与我。

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