He then stencilled the ceiling with a moon and stars motif.

他接着用模版在天花板印上月亮和星星图案。

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He sighed and tossed the envelopes to the far side of the bed, then flopped back on his pillow and stared at the ceiling.

他叹了口气，将信封扔到离床边很远的角落，然后躺在枕头上，盯着天花板发呆。

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Dennis tore the card into a dozen pieces, flung them across the room, then fell back on the bed and stared at the ceiling for a half hour. Trying to calm himself.

丹尼斯把贺卡撕个粉碎，撒得房间里到处都是，然后倒在床上，盯着天花板盯了半个小时，努力让自己平息下来。

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We must take action to deal with our debt, raising the debt ceiling before then.

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The walls are painted police blue up to the wainscoting, and then white to the ceiling, which is painted black.

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Smoke pressed against the ceiling, then banked downward, seeping into each room and through crevices in the windows, staining the morning sky.

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