I could sit and watch the river all day long.
我可以整天坐在這里看那條河。
The general had to get his troops across the river.
將軍必須讓部隊(duì)過河。
His guitar makes a noise like a wooden ruler being twanged upon a desk
他的吉他發(fā)出一聲仿佛木尺彈在課桌上的噪音。
He cracked me on the head with a ruler.
他用尺子猛擊我的'頭部。
The system ran like a well-oiled machine.
這個(gè)系統(tǒng)運(yùn)行得就像一臺(tái)上了油的機(jī)器。
By that time the new system should be up and running.
到那時(shí)這個(gè)新系統(tǒng)應(yīng)該會(huì)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)起來了。