On the telephone, residents reported that tanks had been battering the old city, sewing needles and sheets had been used to stitch and bandageup the wounded, and food and water were almost gone.
在电话中,当地居民称坦克正猛攻旧城区,缝纫针和床单被用来缝合跟包扎伤口,而食物和饮水近乎告罄。
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So much have I felt this, that when I met with annoyance on account of the same I tied up my face in a bandage as long as people would believe in it.