Tony: Yes, I have one and a bottle of Chinese writing ink.

托尼：是的，我有一支和一瓶中国书法墨水。

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Little John used to write in pencil, but now he is used to writing ink.

小约翰过去经常用铅笔写字，但现在他习惯使用钢笔。

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I am writing in violet ink.

我正在用蓝色的墨水写字。

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But others say he wrote this way because he was left-handed and writing backwards was easier and helped keep the ink from smearing.

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