But the killer, literally, is this: if the stairs are blocked, you will need rescuing from your window by a ladder.

但真真正正的致命的事，是这个：如果楼梯没法走，你会需要一个梯子把你从窗户里救出来。

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A golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites the girl to come along on a magical journey.

一架金色的梯子出现在窗口，外祖母邀请她一起去进行一次神奇的旅行。

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Some police commandos were not wearing helmets and lacked appropriate communication equipment and a ladder to climb through a window.

一些突击队员并没有带头盔，也未装备恰当的交流设备，也没能用梯子进入车内。

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Firefighters from Barmouth arrived within four minutes and were able to rescue the family from a first floor window using a ladder.

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In 1994, thieves brought a ladder to a window at the National Gallery on the first day of the Olympics in Lillehammer and took the work, leaving a note in its place thanking the museum for its lousy security.

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He said the firefighters placed a ladder up to the window and brought the man to safety.

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