台口是戏班子中间常用的一句话，意思是说戏班子有没有接下来的演出活，即有没有演出任务。有台口就指有演出任务，没有台口就说接下来没有演出的任务。尤其是在旧社会，戏子们的地位比较低下，戏班子是一个没有保障的职业，演戏也是为了养家糊口，就像人们要吃饭一样，台口就是戏班子生活的嘴，十分形象逼真，所以“台口”这个词就这样沿用下来了。
屋子里有一台生了锈的割草机、一个破了的柳条编成的洗衣篮、一只蓝色的缺了口的陶瓷碟子，还有一把座位上破了个洞的藤制摇椅。
There was a rusty lawnmower, a broken wicker laundry basket, a blue china saucer with a crack in the house, and a cane rocking chair with a hole in the seat.
最后的话：有些帆船设计者有一方案解决舷内舷外发动机之争——在船舱和船底中设计一口井，在其内部安装一台舷外发动机。
A final word: some sailboat builders have resolved the debate between inboards and outboards by designing the cockpit and hull with a well in which an outboard is mounted.
屋子里有一台生了锈的割草机，一个破了的柳条编成的洗衣篮，一只蓝色的缺了口的陶瓷碟子，还有一把座位上破了个洞的藤制摇椅。
There was a rusty lawn mower, a broken wicker laundry basket, a blue china saucer with a crack in it, and a cane rocking chair with a hole in the seat.
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