Alerted by a noise downstairs, he sat up and turned on the light.

楼下的响声使他警觉，他坐起来打开灯。

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At the diner, the girl's father chose a table in the corner farthest from the entrance, and in the dim light he squinted at the bench, wiping off some grease before he sat down.

用餐时，女孩父亲找了一张离门口最远的餐桌，他在昏暗的灯光下看了长凳一眼，坐下前擦了擦凳上的油腻。

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The little duchess sat on her aluminum throne at the dinner table, in the wondrous light of a candle.

在完美的烛光下，小女公爵坐在餐桌旁她的铝制宝座上。

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I sat up. I could see light from an opening.

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When Bobbie paused to check the color of light on the ceiling, Arianda sat back on the sofa, legs splayed, singing to herself.

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One rainy day, they sat under the wavering glow of a shorting light fixture while Obie feebly complained about how little Julian was paying him.

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