Fortunately for the Wolf, however, one of the sons threw a knife at him.The knife missed, but it cut the rope round his neck.

然而，算狼走运，其中有一个儿子把刀子掷向他，匆忙中刀子错了位，把狼脖子上的绳子砍断了。

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Fortunately for the Wolf, however, one of the sons threw a knife at him. The knife missed, but it cut the rope round his neck.

不过，狼很幸运，主人的一个儿子拿刀砍狼，没砍着，却把套在狼脖子上的绳子砍断了。

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But when they threaded the rope through the pipe and started to pull, the suspect used a knife to cut the rope.

但当他们把绳子扔进管道，并开始往回拉时，这小子用刀子将绳子割断。

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So if you ever played CLUE as a kid, when people still played board games, the butler did it in the bedroom but not with a knife or a gun or a rope.

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