They found that Mr Potts had fixed some pieces of newspaper round the inside of the hat to reduce its diameter and make it smaller.

他们发现伯茨先生在帽子的里面固定了一圈报纸，使帽子的直径缩小了，从而把帽子变小了。

The pupils, at his command, took each of them hold of an iron handle, whereof there were forty fixed round the edges of the frame; and giving them a sudden turn, the whole disposition of the words was entirely changed.

学生们按照他的命令，每人抓住一个铁把手，铁把手有四十个固定在框架的边缘。突然转过身来，整个话语的性格就完全改变了。