The suddenness of its appearance suggested scanning as an unclean process; I thought with horror of the guy who found a finger in his bowl of fast food chili.

它的突然出现说明了这个扫描过程并不干净；我看着这就像一个人在他的快餐中的辣椒酱里看到了一节手指一样恐怖。

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She prodded the bread in a bowl of milk with her finger to see if it was soggy enough.

NEWYORKER: Luda and Milena

Mr. Pai, moistening the tip of his finger in a small bowl filled with water which he kept on his desk just for this purpose, counted the notes afresh.

NEWYORKER: The Elephant