They bound him to a stake with a strong rope.

他们用一根结实的绳子把他绑在一个木桩上。

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As explained earlier, the agency should not be bound by the committee's advice, because an administrator might accept a lower degree of confidence when lives are at stake.

如前面所解释的，行政机构不受委员会建议的拘束，因为当问题迫在眉睫时，行政官员可以对委员会建议持较低的信赖程度。

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