The tree was not strong enough to climb, so the man decided that if he tied a rope to his car and pull it until the tree bent down.

这棵树不够结实，所以这名男子决定把绳子绑在车上。

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But, like all the other buttons on the mattress, it was tied down tight.

不过和床垫上其他的纽扣一样，这只纽扣被绑得紧紧的。

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I just feel like someone reached down my throat, grabbed my small intestine, pulled it out of my mouth and tied it around my neck?

我感觉好像有人从我喉咙伸手下去，拽住我的小肠，从嘴巴里拖出来，再把它们绕我脖子上……(有没有想到《大话西游》？)

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The U.S.military has also announced it is investigating an accusation made by a Swedish charity that American troops last week broke down doors and tied up staff members while searching for insurgents at a hospital in Wardak province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

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It is surprisingly effective: just think of Captain Gulliver, tied down by hundreds of thread-like Lilliputian ropes.

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