She languished there for days, the wobbly ceiling fan swishing overhead, silent geckos darting along the walls.

她忧伤憔悴地在床上躺了几天，摇摇摆摆的吊扇在头顶嗖嗖地转动，壁虎悄无声息地在墙上飞窜。

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He suggested having a ceiling electric fan installed in the room. This would solve the problem of ventilating the room, for when the fan whirled, it would draw in fresh air.

他建议安装一台吊顶电风扇。这将解决房间通风问题，因为当风扇急速转动时，它将带进新鲜的空气。

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Who'd open the jar for me or dust the ceiling fan (cuz i'm too short and i need a stepstool), or simply hug me?

谁会为我打开罐子或擦掉吊扇上的灰尘（我手臂太短，需要帮助），或简单地拥抱我？

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As long as Cuba was not free, she would go on sitting at her computer with her little dog stretched out on the tiles beside her, alert for the telephone, with her front door open and Santa Rita at the ready, and the ceiling fan turning slowly in the smothering air.

ECONOMIST: Laura Poll��n