I approached him, but he motioned me away.

我走近他，但他挥手叫我走开。

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With his finger, he motioned for her to keep going.

他用手指示意让她继续读下去。

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She agreed and he motioned for her to sit on a stool.

她同意了，于是那个人示意她坐在凳子上。

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He motioned for them to sit down.

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The next day there was still no ship in sight so Dudley told Brooks to avert his gaze and he motioned to Stevens that the boy, Parker, had better be killed.

又过了一天，依然没有船只的影子,于是达德利叫布鲁克斯转过头去,并示意斯蒂芬斯，最好杀掉派克。

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He motioned toward his wife, who had just been joking about her husband living with two liberal Jewish women.

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With his good hand, he motioned for the guy who was sitting next to him to get up so that Pascal could sit down.

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Half an hour later, room service arrived with still and sparkling Voss--"just in case you don't like that kind, " said its bearer, winning me over with his wide grin as he motioned toward the pitcher of cucumber-mint water on the table.

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