I took a wire coat hanger, slid it over a mop handle, and I fished out her purse.

我拿了一个钢丝衣架，把它滑到拖把柄上，然后掏出了她的钱包。

Early attempts to lay a cable under the Hudson River to New York, using wires coated with wax, cotton and hemp left a soggy mess.

早期尝试在哈德逊河下铺设电缆到纽约，使用涂有蜡、棉花和大麻的电线，结果留下了一团湿漉漉的烂摊子。