The College had not wanted to be too rigid in imposing teaching methods.

　　學院在推行教學方法方面并不想太僵化。

　　Through the binoculars, I traced the path I had taken the night before.

　　我用望遠鏡追蹤了昨晚走的路。

　　[count noun]there had been a cancellation on a ship leaving almost at once.

　　一艘幾乎立刻就要起航的輪船被取消了。

　　Harold's idea had been a good one even if it hadn't panned out.

　　哈洛德的想法還是好的，即使它最終沒能成功。

　　By the time they had given chase, she had made good her escape.

　　等到他們開始追趕時，她早已逃得沒有蹤影了。

　　The unions had set a limit on the size of the temporary workforce.

　　工會確定了臨時勞動力人數上限。