电话至少八声后，一位听上去很老的女仆接了。

After at least eight rings, an ancient-sounding maid answered the phone.

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门摆向里面，砰的一声猛力撞上了门后的五斗橱。

The door swung inwards to crash against a chest of drawers behind it.

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电话响了3次后我听到了咔嗒一声响，然后是她的录音留言。

The telephone rang three times before I heard a click and then her recorded voice.

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Imagine life where you never got used to anything, where suddenly somebody steps forward and waves their hand " and you'd go, "Woah," " and then they wave their hand again and you'd go, "Whoah," -- and you keep-- And there's the loud ticking of a clock and you say, " "Hmmm."

试想你在生活中无法习惯任何事情，要有人突然跳出来向你挥手,你肯定吓得惊叫，“哇“,然后他们再跟你挥手，你又惊叫“哇“,然后你就不停地-,或是在你听到响亮的钟摆声后很惊奇地说，“嗯“

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