Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.

她的织针是黑色的乌木，当她工作的时候，雪反射的光闪了她的眼睛，她刺破了她的手指，三滴血滴进了雪里。

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It seemed as if she slept; for her skin was Snow White, her cheeks rosy red, and her hair black as ebony.

她看起来就像是睡着了；因为她的皮肤还是雪白的，她的脸颊还是玫瑰红色，她的头发黑的像乌木。

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White as snow, red as blood, and black as ebony; this time the dwarfs will not be able to awake thee.

像雪一样白，像血一样红，像乌木一样黑；这次矮人们没有办法弄醒你了。

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And on this dazzling sheet, spread under the blackness of the clouds and emitting a bluish glow, Captain MacWhirr could catch a desolate glimpse of a few tiny specks black as ebony, the tops of the hatches, the battened companions, the heads of the covered winches, the foot of a mast.

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