I'd locked myself out of the house and had to break a window to get in.

我把自己锁在了门外，不得不破窗而入。

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I had to break a window to get my keys.

我不得不打碎扇窗子进去拿我的钥匙。

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I'll break a window to get in, even if it makes a little noise.

我会从打破你的窗口进入室内，即使可能这会有一点声音。

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The more wound up he becomes, the more he seems likely to break a window than practice his stroke.

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Making it tougher for a burglar to break in to your home with a simple window coating also makes it harder for a toddler to crash through a window and incur life-threatening lacerations.

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To relax the eyes, some experts recommend that for every 20 minutes spent staring at a computer, people should take a break for 20 seconds and look at least 20 feet away, ideally out a window.

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