Early in the debate, a question about the Wall Street collapse offered Obama his first chance to tie McCain to Bush.

辩论初期，一个有关华尔街崩溃的问题给奥巴马提供了首次机会，将麦凯恩和布什联系在一起。

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A few paces off in the darkness there was a shadowy figure squatting against the wall, but tie turned out to be a tramp.

虽然不远的墙边，也蹲有一团黑影，但他却是伸手讨钱的。

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Tie to secure objects such as a telephone pole (without a supporting "guy" wire), wall, hitching post, tree, or a trailer that is secured by attachment to a vehicle.

栓在牢固的物体上，比如信号杆(没有天线)，围墙，套索桩，树或者挂车。

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I tie a spring to my back and I anchor it to the wall and see how much the spring stretches before the two forces balance.

我把弹簧一端系在背后,另一端固定在墙上,观察两个力平衡时弹簧的伸长量

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