He was busy battening down all the shutters and doors.

　　他正忙著用板條釘牢所有的百葉窗和門。

　　The roof was never securely battened down.

　　屋頂板條一直沒釘牢。

　　Many firms are battening down the hatches and preparing to ride out the storm.

　　很多公司正在加緊準備，希望能挺過這場暴風雨。

　　The witch doctors were bedizened in all their gaudiest costumes.

　　女巫醫(yī)穿上她們最絢麗的衣服，打扮得俗不可耐。

　　At that time, children were often beaten for quite minor offences.

　　那時候，孩子們常常因為很小的過錯而挨打。