One woman pecked at an antiquated computer; the rest read old newspapers or dozed.

一名妇女正在操作着一台旧式电脑，其他人在看旧报纸，有的在瞌睡。

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I read the names of those who had died in the flood. One of the victims was an eight-year-old girl named Amber.

我念着遇难者的名字，其中有一个八岁的小女孩，名子就叫安布尔。

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Once, I read a story in a book, it told about an old man was on the train, he lost one of his shoes on the window, to everyone's surprise, he dropped his another shoe out of window quickly.

有一次，我在一本书上读到一个故事，讲述了火车上的一位老人，他在窗边弄丢了一只鞋子，令大家感到吃惊的是，他迅速把另外一只鞋子也扔出窗外。

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And in a certain light, though it may have been the bedroom curtains, Tony had a yellowish look, like an old paperback, one in which you could read of various misfortunes knee and appendicitis operations, a dog bite, a rock-climbing accident, and a childhood disaster with a breakfast frying pan, which had left him bereft of a patch of pubic hair.

NEWYORKER: Hand on the Shoulder