He put a cigarette between his lips, and one of the young women leaned over to light it for him.

他把一支烟放到嘴边，一位女服务员给他点燃。

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He sat down and felt for a cigarette, but when he got it between his lips he forgot to light it.

他坐下来，摸出一支香烟放到嘴里，却忘了点火。

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He paused to light a cigarette and went on reading.

他停下来点支烟，然后又继续看书。

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As soon as he finished eating, he would light a cigarette and snap his fingers for the bill, not bothering to check whether I had finished, too.

NEWYORKER: Naima

Maybe his bootlace came untied, or maybe he wanted to light a cigarette.

NEWYORKER: So It Is in Life

''Unfortunately, the family I bought it from (Lord Hesketh) had sold the contents at auction earlier, '' he says puffing on a Marlboro Light cigarette.

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