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。