He took a needle and thread and sewed it up.

他取来一根针和线并把它缝起来。

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I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button.

我坐下来，穿好针，剪下了一粒旧钮扣。

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The thread kept getting caught around the needle.

线一直缠绕在针上。

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He showed it to an expert, who found the needle-and-thread theory "entirely original, " says Mr. Humphrey, whose own scholarly work has examined arenas for Roman chariot racing.

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Acus has several meanings including a "single-prong hairpin" or "needle and thread, " she says.

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