It a roundabout way of saying health care reform is an elastic concept.

Even if he has a health-care reform bill before the year starts, that carries risks.

更何况年底之前他还有一项医改提案需要通过, 而此举带有风险性.

He has a ping-pong bat, but he doesn't have a ping-pong ball.

他有一个乒乓球，但是他没有乒乓球拍。

Sam wants to play ping-pong. But Mike doesn't have ping-pong bat. Sam

想去打乒乓球。但是Mike没有乒乓球拍。

Do you have a ping-pong bat? No, I don't.

你有乒乓球拍吗？不，我没有。

She has fallen in love with a man half her age.

她爱上了一位年龄比她小一半的男人.

I am learning how to play Chinese chess.

我正在学中国象棋。

It is hard for me to learn to play Chinese chess.

学下中国象棋对我来说有困难。

I play Chinese chess, and I like taking pictures.

我下中国象棋，而且我喜欢照相。语境。

Tom wants to learn to play Chinese chess.

汤姆想学下中国象棋。

Do you wanna play Chinese chess with me?

你和我下中国象棋好吗？

He envisages a calm and spiritual sanctuary where guests can practice tai chi or play Chinese chess in the courtyards.

他把庭院想像为一个平静和宁神的圣地，让客人在这宁静的庭院中练习太极和下中国象棋。

Men play Chinese Chess on a new sidewalk in the Qianmen area, one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.

前门地区一处新的俑路，有人在玩中国象棋，这是最古老的城市邻里之间玩的游戏之一。

The admiral visits the ships under his command by helicopter.

舰队司令乘直升机视察他所指挥的军舰.

As a fellow caporegime his sympathy would be with Clemenza.

同是兵团司令,他的同情心当然会在克莱门扎一边.

I'm open to suggestions for what you would like to do in our classes.

我很乐意听听你们对课堂活动的建议。

Much as I would like to stay, I really must go home.

尽管我想留下来，但我确实必须回家。

And finally, I would like to thank you all for coming here today.

最后，我感谢大家今天的光临。

We would like to see closer cooperation between parents and schools.

我们希望学生家长和学校有更加紧密的合作。

Who would like to lead off the debate?

谁愿带头发言开始辩论？

Businesses would like to see new laws to counter late payments of debts.

商界希望见到对付债务逾期不还的新法律出台。