He was shown the ropes by Troy Calhoun, head football coach at the academy and a former quarterback, and within minutes was managing to throw 40 and 50 yard passes for other cadets to catch.

空军学校橄榄球教练特洛伊·卡尔霍恩向哈里王子演示了一些技巧，几分钟之内哈里王子便成功给其他学员掷出40或50码的传球。

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His father had shown him the ropes.

他父亲已经给他指点过了。

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While the balance sheets of publicly-traded upmarket firms like Toll Brothers and Lennar have shown signs of improvement in recent months, many smaller companies remain on the ropes.

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