The naked person was firmly fastened within a back-to-back pair of narrow rowing boats (or a hollowed-out tree trunk), with the head, hands, and feet protruding.

被剥光了衣服的死刑犯被牢牢地绑在一对反扣的狭窄的小船里(或是中空的树干), 头,手, 和脚露在外面.

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We would sit across from each other on a pair of high branches, our naked feet dangling, our trouser pockets filled with dried mulberries and walnuts.

我们常常面对面坐在高高的枝桠上，来回地摇晃着光脚丫，口袋里塞满了桑椹干和胡桃。

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At 71 he faced the canvas, scrawny, grey-naked, palette and brush in hand, with just a pair of unlaced hobnail boots on his feet.

ECONOMIST: Lucian Freud, painter, died on July 20th, aged 88