After ten o'clock came the bath in icy-cold water; it was no use asking the servants to temper it with even a jugful of hot water without my father's permission.
十点之后我们到冰凉的水里沐浴。 没有父亲的允许，叫仆人给我加一壶热水调匀调匀凉水，也是白搭的。
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In a rare blast of temper over dinner one night, the elder Mr. Gates reacted to a bitter mother-son argument by pitching a glass of cold water in young Bill's face.