Near one end of the lawn were twelve old-fashioned knights playing at ninepins.

靠近草坪的一端，有十二个古代装束的武士在玩九柱戏。

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He still got a good head on his shoulders, which means they don't play ninepins much on board.

他对头还在肩膀上好好地长着，说明海盗们在船上很少玩九柱戏。

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One, for instance, consisted of rods of various lengths and thicknesses with would stand up end like ninepins.

例如，有一种装置是由一些长短、粗细不同的木棒组成，就像九柱戏的木棒一样坚立着。

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Just since 2006, batterings from the 50-member parliament, which has tended lately to be dominated by Islamists and conservative tribal leaders, have sent five successive governments tumbling like ninepins.

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