Later, as he stropped the razor against leather the harsh whisper made me cringe.

过了一会儿，他在皮带上来回磨剃刀的唰唰声竟缩起来。

No strong language was permitted and he forced the workers not to hit the policemen with a strop in case of strife!

不允许骂人，冲突时不准用皮带打警。

When we had been little and she had thrown a huge strop because she wanted something of mine, Mum would plead with me to 'just let her have it', if only for some peace in the house.

当们还小的时候， 她因为想要的东西而大摇大摆地跑来跑去， 妈妈会恳求“她拥有它”，哪怕只是为了家里的安宁。