I must not jerk it ever, he thought.

我千万不能猛地一拉，他想。

youdao

I take the paper between two fingers and jerk it out of his hand.

我用两只手指把纸片从他手里猛拉出来。

youdao

Raven chuckled to himself. Then swiftly and powerfully he pulled at the line, sure he could jerk it from the old man’s hands.

乌鸦心中暗笑，并迅速地用力拖扯鱼线，它完全相信自己一定能从老人手中逃脱。

youdao

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