The woman said, "you shall have it for your own if you like," and held up before the child's eyes the bright tortoise-shell comb.

这个女人说：“如果你喜欢，你可以把它占为己有，”并把亮玳瑁梳子举到孩子的眼前。

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A tortoise has a shell on his back.

乌龟背上有硬壳。

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Moreover, underscoring the woman's apparent special status, her head was placed on top of one tortoise shell, and the other shells were arrayed above, below, and around her body.

此外，坟墓很明显还强调了这个妇女的特殊地位，她的头被放在一个龟甲的上面，并且其它龟壳被排列在身体的上面，下面和周围。

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