All of complex life is in one hand, and in a single stroke with a medium-grained nail file you could eradicate human history.

全部复杂生命都手里，“你要拿起把中度粒面的指甲锉，下子就可以锉掉人类历史”。

He had worn all his rust off long ago, but nothing would file his spiky head down.

他身上的锈迹早已全被磨掉，但没有何东西可以锉掉他那尖尖的头。

Almost the only good money in circulation consisted of English, French, and Spanish coins, and the public was even defrauded by them because money changers were busy clipping and filing away the metal.

几乎唯流通的好钱是英国、法国和西班牙的硬币，公众甚至被他们， 为货币兑换商忙于剪下和锉掉金属。

" Ha ha ha, " said Eleseus himself at that; but he went in to his mother, and got her to give him an old thimble, filed off the end, and made quite a fine ferrule.

“哈哈哈，” Eleseus 自己说。 但他去找他妈妈， 让她给他个旧顶针， 锉掉末端，做个非常漂亮的套圈。