Pa's little fire had made a burned black strip.

爸爸的小火烧出了一条黑色的条带。

We'll cut 13 slits, each about 3 millimeters, or an eighth of an inch wide, into the top half of the black strip.

我们将在黑色条带的上半部分切出 13 条缝隙，每条缝隙约 3 毫米，或八分之一英寸宽。

Our white strip is now half as tall as our black strip… and we're going to cut it so it's the same length.

我们的白色条带现在是黑色条带的一半高… … 我们要把它剪成一样的长度。

The couple stood motionless under the scorching sun, looking at the train as it merged with the black strip of the horizon, linking arms for the first time since the day oftheir wedding.

这对新人在烈日下一动不动地站着，看着火车与地平线的黑带融为一体，自他们结婚那天以来，这是他们第一次手挽手。