Only once did he take off his belt to whip me, and I stood firm, bitmylips, and looked him in the eye, prepared to endure anything in order not to cry.
只有一次他解下皮带要揍我，我站得比直，咬紧嘴唇，眼睛盯着他看，心里想无论发生什么我都不哭。
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I put it to mylips with a bit of hesitation, expecting it to be sour.