Back in ancient times, the way to clean up was by pouring oil on your body and scraping yourself clean.

在古代，清洁的方法是在身上抹上油，然后通过刮、擦等方式把自己弄干净。

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There was a scraping noise on the back porch.

这时后院走廊上传来一阵刮擦的声音。

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The only sound was a slight scraping noise from the rooftop, where the weather-vane swung back and forth.

整个谷仓里唯一的声音就是从屋顶传来的缕轻微的刮擦声，那儿有天气风向标在前后摆动。

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After scraping by, Rollhaus came back to the States to try his hand at venture capital.

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In a dream last night, my father, dead since 1997, was scraping the NRA sticker off the back window of his SUV.

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However, if you value a quieter, more contemplative life, one punctuated only by the scraping of chairs after a leisurely lunch and the wind rustling through the lavender fields, a few miles back from the coast lies the picturesque village of Vidauban.

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