He opened the letter with trembling hands.

他双手哆嗦着把信打开。

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He opened the letter and read it.

他拆开信读起来。

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I opened the letter.

我拆开了那封信。

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The policeman's hands shook as he opened the letter.

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But members of the Digital Due Process Coalition say sending an e-mail should be no different from mailing a letter that is protected by law from being opened.

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Earlier, he said the employee who opened the letter was "doing well, " and that, so far, no one in his office has tested positive for the disease.

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Last Wednesday, the judge received and opened a typewritten letter -- postmarked from Memphis, without a return address -- that included "suspicious content, " Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson told reporters.

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That letter was opened at the city government's mail facility, in a biochemical containment box.

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