为了能在他现在土地使用范围再造所房子的计划得以批准，琼斯政务员一定是在背后拉了线。 Councilor Jones must have pulled a few strings to obtain planning permission to build another house in the grounds of his present one.
敌人就在背后，而前面横跨在深谷之上的桥已经腐朽不堪，摇摇晃晃。他处在两难之中，犹豫了起来。 His enemy was close behind him, and the bridge over the ravine was rotten and swaying. Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, he hesitated.
他低声地说，他的双手放在背后。 He said in a low voice, both his hands (being) on his back.
