A brass plate beside the door said 'Dr Alan Tate'.
门旁的铜牌上写着“艾伦?泰特医生”。
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At this moment the door of the house opened, and a large plate came skimming out, straight at the Footman's head: it just grazed his nose, and broke to pieces against one of the trees behind him.
就在这时，这个房子的门开了，一只大盘子朝仆人的头飞来，掠过他的鼻子，在他身后的一棵树上撞碎了。
3
As she said this, she came upon a neat little house, on the door of which was a bright brass plate with the name 'w.