At first they assumed she was black. However, once they had washed her several times, they found that she was white, her apparent blackness being the result of dirt and, possibly, paint.

• 人们起初以为她是黑人，但是给她洗过几遍澡之后，发现她是白人，她之所以外表漆黑，是污垢也可能还有涂料造成的。