As she spoke thus, she was twisting the bill about in her hands with an embarrassed air, and making creases in it with her nails.
她一面这样说,一面带着为难的样子,把那张账单拿在手里翻来复去,并用指甲掐着它,折了又折。
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When we place our personal effects in an air-conditioned locker, we put away part of our physical and emotional being, keeping it on life support for as long as we can foot the bill.