1. Sun clocks worked, of course, only on clear days; water clocks misbehaved when the temperature fell toward freezing, to say nothing of long-run drift as the result of sedimentation and clogging. 当然，太阳时钟只能在晴天工作；当温度下降到接近冰点时，水钟就会失灵，长期漂浮的东西因为下沉或堵塞而无法工作。
2. When it became clear that the wealth being created on paper was out of line with the real value of the homes themselves, the pyramid fell under its own weight. 当纸面的财富价值明显不符合住房实际价值时，金字塔被自己的重量压垮。
3. And that collateral could be increased if the securities fell in price, which they duly did as the scale of the American housing crisis became clear. 如果有价证券的价格降低，抵押的价格就会上涨，美国住房危机的规模明了的时候他们就是这么做的。
4. Close beside the board there was a pool of water, not very deep, not very clear, but calm enough to reflect, with impartial truth, every image that fell upon it. 木板之旁便有一泓潭水，水虽不深也不很清，但却波纹平静，能把潭边的事物，公正如实地反映出来。
5. Global equity markets fell sharply and then trimmed some of their losses after the White House made clear its intentions. 在白宫解释了意图之后，全球股市大幅下跌然后平衡了他们的损失。
