He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood.

他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。

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It was not an expensive piece of wood.

这不是一块昂贵的木头。

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He jammed the door open with a piece of wood.

他用一块木头卡住门让它开着。

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Then they rubbed the clothes on flat pieces of wood, squeezed out the water and hung each piece to dry.

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The bloody knife " and piece of wood beside him.

沾血的刀子,和一块木头放在他的尸体旁。

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And having seized this opportunity," that language, seized the occasion, seized this opportunity, "he had emplaced one morning in the piazza in two pieces, with a piece of wood and a bloody knife beside him.

而抓住这个机会“,这样的文字，抓住这个机遇，抓住这个机会，“一个早晨在广场上,他将两样东西安放在官员的旁边，一块木头,和一把沾血的刀子。

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Veneers a thin piece of premium wood covering a lower-quality piece of wood are often used even in very high-quality furniture.

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When the piece of wood finally hit the ground, Ms. Teigen breathed a sigh of relief.

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Could this piece of wood have somehow learned to cry and complain like a little boy?

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