When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.

当你削铅笔时，会有木屑。

Upstairs a young lady, dressed in silk, could be espied sharpening a pencil, while two others, beside her, were unfolding some velvet mantles.

楼上一位穿着丝绸的年轻女士正在削铅笔，而在她旁边的另外两个人正在展开一些天鹅绒斗篷。