And a mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.
好脑筋需要书本,就如同宝剑需要磨刀石。
精选英语短文
Soak your whetstone in tap water for five minutes.
将磨刀石浸泡在自来水中五分钟。
大森林里的小木屋
He could fetch the whetstone when the blades needed sharpening.
当刀片需要磨快时,他可以取来磨刀石。
大地的成长(下)
He kept close to Sivert, and had to get him to use the whetstone every time.
他离西维特很近, 每次都得让他用磨刀石。
大森林里的小木屋
He hid the whetstone, so they had to hunt for it when the blades needed sharpening.
他把磨刀石藏了起来,所以当刀片需要磨快的时候, 他们不得不去寻找它。
精选英语短文
But if this is the first time you've sharpened your knives in a decade, you'll probably need to use a whetstone.
但如果这是你十年来第一次磨刀, 你可能需要使用磨刀石。
还乡
The very next day Yeobright went to Humphrey's cottage, and borrowed of him leggings, gloves, a whetstone, and a hook, to use till he should be able to purchase some for himself.
When he was satisfied with the edge of his blade, he slipped the whetstone into his hip pocket and began to swing his scythe, still whistling, but softly, out of respect to the quiet folk about him.
After they choked down their meagre supper, Meera sat with her back against a wall, sharpening her dagger on a whetstone. Hodor squatted down beside the door, rocking back and forth on his haunches and muttering, " Hodor, hodor, hodor" .