A few required them to pass tests in the eleventh or twelfth grade to get a diploma, but to me, that was like closing the barn door after the cow is out.

有少数几个州要求学生在十一或十二年级时通过考试获得文凭，但在我看来，那等于是在奶牛已经跑出去了再关上牛圈的门——太迟了。

I knew Aime would love it, but just outside the front door, a handsome, frowning young man was anxiously pacing, obviously waiting for Nureyev, so I took a pass.

我知道艾梅准会很高兴，但就在前门外，一位英俊小伙正皱着眉，焦急地来回踱步，显然是在等努里耶夫，我便谢绝了他的邀请。

Mole made the door fast, threw the satchel into a drawer and locked it, and sat down quietly on the table by his friend, waiting for the strange seizure to pass.

鼹鼠关紧了门，把背包扔进一个抽屉，锁好，然后静静地坐在朋友身边的桌子上，等着这阵奇怪的邪魔过去。

Fighting back tears, he told his elderly parents how, as a young child, he used to chase trains that went pass their front door, Shouting, "Mother!"

他强忍住泪水，给年迈的父母讲述，小时候自己如何追赶门前飞驰而过的火车，嘴里喊着“妈妈！”

We'd make little excuses - "I ran out of toilet paper," I'd say when Bruno opened his door. A day would pass.

我们会制造各种借口，比如说布鲁诺打开他的门时，我会说“我厕纸用光了。”