她考试前匆匆看了一下笔记。

She looked through her notes before the exam.

《牛津词典》

痛苦的重压和悲伤的场合迫使他下笔写作。

Bitter constraint and sad occasion are forcing him to write.

youdao

她放下笔，搁在本子上。

She put down the pen on the top of the pad.

youdao

Bitter constraint and sad occasion are forcing him to write, even though, of course, he's not yet ready.

亲友的惨遇，痛苦的重压迫使他下笔，尽管如此，他还是没准备好。

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