Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush.

2汤姆出现在人行道上，一只手拎着一桶灰浆，另一只手拿着一把长柄刷子。

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Tom Sawyer famously hornswoggled a neighborhood of kids to whitewash his aunt's fence by noisily enjoying the task before ever so reluctantly passing them a brush.

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