38.Strange Patent Applications

旁白 neutral

I set about working in the current Patent Office after resigning as a court clerk

辞去法院职员职务后，我便开始在现专利局工作。

旁白 neutral

Competent and dynamic , I never feel passive while diving into the identifications of whether applications are valid and practical according to the new version of the criteria

我能力出众且充满活力，在根据新版标准评估申请是否有效且切实可行时，从不消极被动。

旁白 neutral

With the expectation of distinguishing their own importance , some people leave the beaten track and file strange products with us now and then , for example , lantern that can be attached on your forehead , cubic walnuts , refrigerator made of straw and glue , perfume that nobody can bear to smell , and so on

有些人为了彰显自身的重要性，时常会另辟蹊径，向我们提交一些稀奇古怪的产品，例如可贴在额头上的灯笼、方形核桃、用稻草和胶水制成的冰箱、令人难以忍受的香水等等。

旁白 neutral

Once , a man made a triangle helicopter out of stainless wires and string

曾经，有个人用不锈钢丝和细绳制作了一架三角形直升机。

旁白 neutral

He called us up and merrily claimed it was stable and convenient to use , and never out of order

他兴高采烈地打电话告诉我们，这东西用起来既稳定又方便，而且从不出故障。

旁白 neutral

I asked him to hang on , but this innocent man just rang off and set out to fly from his courtyard

我让他稍等片刻，但这个老实人直接挂断电话，从院子里动身飞走了。

旁白 neutral

I dialed his number in the directory trying to ring him back , but never got through

我照着通讯录拨了他的号码想回电，但始终未能接通。

旁白 neutral

Merciful God blessing , an abrupt freezing rainfall made his powder wet

仁慈的上帝保佑，一场突如其来的冻雨打湿了他的火药。

旁白 neutral

Luckily , the trouble was without any extension except that he crashed into a greengrocer's making all the ripe fruits become messy jam

所幸麻烦并未扩大，只是他撞进了一家蔬菜水果店，让所有熟透的水果都变成了乱七八糟的果酱。

旁白 neutral

When people seized this crazy man with caution and sobered him by tapping his face , he complained about the bad weather instead of associating his failure with his unscientific design

当人们谨慎地抓住这个疯子，轻拍他的脸让他清醒过来时，他没有将自己的失败归咎于不科学的设计，反而抱怨起糟糕的天气。