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

过了一会儿，他在皮带上回磨剃刀的唰唰声竟让我畏缩起。

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察。

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.

当我们还小的时候， 她因为想要我的东西而大摇大摆去， 妈妈会恳求我“让她拥有它”，哪怕只是为了家里的安宁。