The officers, heavy-set men wedged behind desks, said nothing. Some scribbled in notepads, some chewed gum and gazed out of the window.
这些挤在桌子后面膀大腰圆的男警员们沉默不语,有些在笔记本上随意涂鸦,有些边嚼口香糖边盯着窗外。
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The multicoloured balls in bubble-gum machines could be picked up in a girl’s dress, or the red of a stiletto shoe matched with the frame of a shop window.
The window is made from brown mirror-tinted glass and is surrounded by a spotted-gum wood frame, which has a light colouring that contrasts the warm-toned cladding.