Break off pieces of the red thread and tie a randomly chosen pair of buttons together by the thread.

用一段一段的红色的线段，把随机选择的钮扣，一对一对地连在一起。

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The blue fabric was interwoven with red and gold thread.

蓝布中交织着红色和金色的线。

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At the first sight I found there were indeed five or six cuts on each shoe, but all the openings were covered by soft red leather sewed with thick thread.

我一眼就发现每只鞋上确实有五六处切口，但所有的开口都是用粗线缝制的软红色皮革盖住的。

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Prostitutes' union, De Rode Draad (Red Thread), which represents 20, 000 sex workers, is fiercely opposed to the plan.

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