When there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder and then pretend it wasn't you.

当除了你只有一个人在电梯里的时候，偷着拍他的肩膀，然后假装不是你干的。

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The blacksmith's wife was about to tap the wicker husband on the shoulder, but his arms were wrapped round the ugly girl.

铁匠的妻子正要去拍柳条丈夫的肩膀，但，但他的双臂却揽着丑女孩。

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Otherwise, put on your sweetest smile, tap the offender on the shoulder, and try one of these carefully worded lines.

不然你只好面带最甜美的微笑，拍一下冒犯他人者的肩膀，然后字斟句酌地试试。

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It was the chief constable's tap on the shoulder.

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The most common incidents -- the slam of a door, a car backfiring, a surprise tap on the shoulder -- can cause a panic reaction.

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His predecessor Daniel Marx, Mr Cavallo's deputy who resigned last Friday, is also reportedly waiting for a tap on the shoulder.

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