Imagine a pair of scales in a state of perfect balance.

想象一下，一对处于完美平衡状态的天平。

A boy was seated on the ground, behind a pair of scales.

一个男孩坐在地上，在一副天平后面。

Shall I make a pair of scales, Lucy, for you to use when you play store?

“露西，我来做一杆秤，给你过家家时玩开商店游戏，怎么样？”

Facing them and me stood Mr. Smith with the rock before him, and on the rock was a great pair of scales, such, as are used in the stores.

面对他们和我站着的是史密斯先生，他面前放着那块石头，石头上放着一对大天平，就像商店里用的那样。

Sure, you could trade that ownership away in this weirdly extra process called mancipatio which involved like five witnesses, a pair of scales, another dude dedicated to just holding those scales, and a copper ingot.

当然，你可以在这个称为 mancipatio 的奇怪的额外过程中交易所有权，该过程涉及五个证人、一对秤、另一个专门负责拿着这些秤的家伙和一个铜锭。

With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication table always in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to.

带着一把尺子和一对天平， 乘法口诀表总是放在他的口袋里， 先生，随时准备衡量和衡量人性的任何部分， 并准确地告诉你结果。