Hold the reins

hold [həuld]

vt. 拿住，握住;保留，保存;扣留，拘押;容纳; vi. 拿住，握住;同意，赞成;保持不变;有效; n. 握住;保留;控制;

the [ðə]

art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;

reins

pl. 肾脏, 腰部, 肺腑

Isn't this the Nanjing University?

请问是南京大学吗？

The typewriter is out of order.

这打字机出毛病了。

Lawn mowers whining on a summer's day, late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbors, vehicles of al kinds, especially large container trucks thundering through quiet village, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in

夏天呜呜作响的割草机，公寓楼里深夜聚会的喧哗声，大声吵闹的邻居，各式各样的车辆，特别是穿越寂静的村庄的集装箱卡车，从头顶飞过的飞机和直升机，被带到公共场所、音量开到最大的大功率收音机。