Our coming into the world is recorded with a pen.

A pen is an instrument used in writing with ink.

钢笔是使用墨水的书写工具。

She delved into her schoolbag and brought out a pen.

她在自己的书包里翻找着，拿出一支钢笔。

He indicated the location of Cape Horn with a pen on the map.

他用笔在地图上标出了合恩角的位置。

Can I borrow a pen please?

我可以借支笔吗？

She is holding her journal and a pen

她手里拿着日记和一支笔。

The technology uses a pen to manipulate a computer

这项技术使用一支笔来操作电脑。

Can I borrow a pen from you?

我可以借用你的钢笔吗？

Have you got a pen handy?

你手头有钢笔吗？

I dug around in my bag for a pen.

我在包里到处翻找笔。

At the stroke of a pen they removed thousands of people from the welfare system.

他们大笔一挥，就把成千上万的人排除在福利制度之外。

Go and get me a pen please.

请你去给我拿支钢笔来。

The right amount of flexibility to yield more effective results

适当的复杂度产生更有效的结果

The President is now under pressure to yield power to the republics.

总统现在面临着让权给共和党人的压力。

She refused to yield to his demands.

她拒绝向他的要求让步

After a long siege, the town was forced to yield.

经过长时间的包围，这座孤城被迫投降。

He refused to yield up his gun.

他拒绝缴枪。

I did not want him to yield, though I could not help being afraid in my heart.

我不希望他让步，尽管我自己心里也禁不住害怕。

Right! In the work, you have to be discreet keep out of trouble.

没错, 要从事这份工作, 你本身就必须从头到尾,秉持著小心谨慎、洁身自爱的态度.

Tell the truth, but be discreet . Be confident and self-reliant, reasonable and open-minded.

性格坦率, 令人堪受,是谓直而温; 自信 自强, 通情达理,是谓强而义.

Be discreet about any information you uncover.

在透露任何消息时一定要谨慎.