They say it will be like driving a race car toward a brick wall at one hundred sixty kilometers an hour, hitting the brakes, and stopping less than a meter from the wall.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

And down the track comes a trolley car, at the end of the track are five workers, the brakes don't work, the trolley car is about to careen into the five and kill them.

电车沿着轨道从远处驶来，轨道的尽头有五名工人，电车刹车坏了，这五名工人即将被撞死。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

Swan is optimistic that humans can take the necessary collective steps to address climate change and put the brakes on global warming.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

But with defective brakes, sticky gas pedals, and loose floor mats prompting recalls of Toyota cars worldwide, that reputation is falling fast.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

with bold action and outside-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic free fall,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.25