It was very dark inside: I could see nothing except a flaring gas-jet that illuminated a patch of plaster wall, throwing everything else into deeper shadow.

里面很黑，什么也看不见，只有一盏煤气灯照亮了石灰墙上的一片地方，别的全隐没在更黑的阴影中。

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Now, he's on to yet another franchise adventure: an expanding concept called The Patch Boys, which, yes, performs patch jobs on the wall and ceiling holes other contractors leave behind.

他现在还大胆尝试一项新的计划：名为“补丁小子”的拓展理念，也就是补丁工作，就像修缮餐厅原承包商走后遗留在墙体和天花板上漏洞。

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They looked at the broken glass in the window and the big brown damp patch on the wall.

他们看着窗户上的烂玻璃还有墙壁上大块的棕色的补丁。

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