It was not Christmas Eve then, but it came into his head to play a trick upon the bull.

那时候还不是平安夜，但他突然想捉弄一下那头公牛。

youdao

I never learned how to play upon a lute; but I know how to raise a small and obscure city to glory and greatness.

我从不知如何弹奏鲁特琴；但我懂得如何使一座无名小镇发展成辉煌而伟大的城市。

youdao

Disregarding the Rat, he proceeded to play upon the inexperienced Mole as on a harp.

他不管水鼠，继续玩弄那没有经验的莫尔，就像玩弄竖琴一样。

youdao

The sunlight that shone upon children who had,at last,the right to play.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

The Conservatives will try to play upon fears that Mr Blair's determination to turf the hereditaries out of the Lords has less to do with a concern for democracy and meritocracy, and more to do with a determination to neuter one of the few checks on his power.

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So you get to play with many billions upon billions of dollars to make those pennies on.

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And if the organization has the money to bring in consultant automata, these are seldom given enough time or exposure to the game in play to be able to properly reflect upon the rules, let alone facilitate the required second order change.

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