There is heavy note of hypocrisy in this, a case of closing the barn door after the horses have escaped—with the educated themselves riding on them.

这种说法带有浓重的虚伪色彩，就像马跑了再关上马厩的门一样——而骑在马背上的是受过良好教育的人。

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He left the door ajar in case I needed him.

他微开着门以便我找他。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I take the smallest possible knapsack, containing a map, a notebook, money, a pen, a pencil in case the pen lets me down, plasters for blisters, my door-keys.

我带上尽可能小的背包，包括一张地图、一个笔记本、钱、一支钢笔、一支铅笔以防钢笔让我失望，还有水疱的药膏、我的门钥匙。

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In William James, maybe the case-- because the elevator-- it does take two hours to get there for the door to close.

在William，James大厅也许会遇到这种事-,因为那部电梯-,运作得太慢。

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Pressed against my glass case door.

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Are you waiting for the knock on the door for a deportation case?

BBC: Transcript of Mark Stephens interview

Mr Yates was questioned about the necessity for dawn raids and "beating down the door" in a case of this type, by Tory MP Charles Walker.

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