1. He sent a special governor to Altorf, a man named Gessler, who would rule with a firm hand.
    他往阿尔托夫城派了一个特别总督---一个名叫盖斯靳的人, 这个人要用铁的手腕来统治.

2. He gives the bank specimens of his signature, and there is a very firm rule that the bank has no right or authority to pay out a customer´s money on a cheque on which its customer´s signature has been forged.
    他把自己签名的样本交给银行，对此有一条非常严格的规定：银行没有任何权利或理由把储户的钱让伪造储户的支票取走。

3. He also asked him to work out a better rule for leap years to prevent the piling up of error in future.
    他还叫他为闰年制定出一个更好的规则，以防止将来误差的累积。

4. Dr. Hornsnagle, an American explorer, asked the ruler of Yap Yap whether free speech was allowed under his rule.
    美国探险家洪斯纳哥博士问汪汪国的国王，在他统治下是否允许言论自由。

5. As a rule , our academic year begins early in September.
    我们的学年通常在九月初开始。

6. As a rule David clocks out at half past four on Saturdays.
    每逢星期六戴维总是在四点半时在自动记时钟上签退。

7. Under the reactionary rule the people were not given the freedom of speech.
    在反动统治下，人民得不到言论自由。

8. Love is meant to bring meaning into life where nonsense appears to rule.
    爱应该给我们这充满荒谬的生活带来意义。

9. In that first glorious hour, the mighty Vasa, which was intended to rule the Baltic, sank with all flags flying----in the harbour of the birth.
    就这样，想要统治波罗的海的大型战舰"瓦萨"号，在它壮丽的起航时刻，带着全身飘扬的彩旗，沉没在了它诞生的港口。

10. Its design breaks every known rule of acoustics, but you can, in spite of its size, hear distinctly in every part of it.
    在设计上，它打破了音响学所有的陈规。尽管大会堂规模宏大，但是你在会堂里的每个地方都可以听得清清楚楚。