By the time Hoffman finds him the intruder is in the kitchen sharpening knives.

等霍夫曼发现他时这位闯入者正在厨房里磨刀。

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Those of us who carried pocket knives for sharpening pencils (most of us) might also carve out rings and spirals when we were bored. We had nothing on these guys though.

我们当中一些口袋里装着削笔刀的(大多数)会在无聊时在铅笔上刻圈子和螺纹，但却从来没雕过这些。

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Mr Zapatero accuses Prisa's media outlets of sharpening their knives. He also denies favouring Mediapro.

萨帕特罗先生指责Prisa的媒体渠道不怀好意，同时他也否认偏袒Mediapro。

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Many of her opponents within the party have long been sharpening their knives.

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They stand on their feet for long hours in the cold, sharpening fillet knives and slicing up and de-boning the monkfish, cod and halibut that the fishing boats bring in.

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With two-thirds of American adults tipping the scales these days as overweight or obese, the same lawyers and activists who took on Big Tobacco are now sharpening their knives for their next target: Big Food.

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