But I suppose the way things work, we expected that whenever the book came out there would probably be some crisis or other to peg it to.
罗格夫说,“不过我认为这就是其中的道理,我们预料无论这本书何时出版,可能都存在或者关注某种危机。”
2
He quotes the Asian expression that "the peg that stands out is pounded down" as evidence of deep differences in the way Asians and Westerners think about individuality.
他引用亚洲谚语“人怕出名猪怕壮”,作为亚洲人和西方人对个体性的认知存在深刻分歧的证据。
3
During the 10 years that she lived with me my mother often said she longed to pegout. Occasionally she would ask me and the doctors to finish her off.