Various attempts through history have been made to tie politicians to the mast and prevent them from ruining the public finances.

历史上曾有许多尝试，试图将政客们束缚在桅杆之上，以防止他们摧毁公共财政。

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Love is indeed a many-splendored thing, but sometimes we all need to tie ourselves to the mast.

爱情很多时候确实是很美好的，但是我们有时候恐怕真需要把自己绑在桅杆上。

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One option is to tie Morning Ruth’s hands, just as Odysseus ordered his sailors to tie him to the mast.

一个方法是绑住早上露丝的手 就像奥德修斯命令他的士兵把他绑在桅杆上一样.

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'What really excites me, ' says Jelal, waving to a friend who is climbing a mast to tie up his sail, 'is to make the journey from Aswan to Luxor.

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There's the young city worker, with his tie always at half-mast as if to emphasise how "dreadfully busy" he is, even though he's been standing on the platform for at least 15 minutes.

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