He has spent so long tap-tap-tapping on electronic gizmos of one kind or another that he has completely missed out on the skill of forming legible characters with his own hand.

他长久以来一直是“嗒嗒”地敲着一种或者其他的电子小装置以致他完全忘记了用自己的双手拼词组句的能力。

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As her daddy opened the trunk, he pulled out a black top hat, a long black cane and black tap shoes.

她爸爸打开后备箱，拿出一顶黑色的礼帽、一根长长的黑色手杖和一双黑色的踢踏舞鞋。

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