He knelt and with his knife cut the lifeless-looking branch through, not far above the earth.

他跪下来，在离地面不远处，用他的刀向那根看上去毫无生气的树枝砍了下去。

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I screamed in pain as the knife cut the surface layer of my skin.

我的皮肤被割开了，我痛苦的嘶叫着。

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I cut myself on a knife.

我用刀时割伤了自己。

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