"Short stump", when taking class, has refined academic tastes, philosophy and art class are its favourites.

“小断”听课很有品位，哲学类和艺术类的课程都是它的最爱。

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One time, when "short stump" had to leave halfway through class, one of the teachers personally opened the door for it, joking "I haven't been teaching the class well, my apologies!"

一次，“小断”中途要走，某老师还亲自开门幽默道：“课讲得不好，对不住了啊！”

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Little Elephant was so glad to find the crocodile that he wagged his short, black stump.

小象找到了鳄鱼感到特别高兴，他不停地摆动着他那又短又黑的树桩般的鼻子。

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But a short ball outside off stump from Nathan Buck gave Wilson his opportunity to reach 100 off 207 balls with 13 boundaries.

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Hashim Amla never settled, and a fast, short ball from Bond just outside off stump was good enough to end his innings on 12 - Brendon McCullum taking a thin outside edge.

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Brett Lee responded to Rahul Dravid's nonchalant straight push for four by removing the batsman when a leg-stump half-volley was lifted invitingly towards short midwicket.

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