He had made it his business to surround himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers

I need some people to surround this house right now.

我需要人立刻包围这所房子。

He likes to surround himself with beautiful things.

他喜欢生活在美的环境中。

The police fanned out to surround the house.

警察散开包围了这座房子。

Before we have been at school, our name is written on the name list with a pen.

在我们上学之前,我们的名字是用钢笔写在名单上的。

What are you holding in your hand while you are taking the examination? Right. A pen.

你考试时手里拿着的是什么？没错，一根笔。

An agreement is worthless till our name is written with a pen.

在用笔写上我们的名字之前，协议是没有价值的。

The most famous letters in the world were written with a pen.

世界上最著名的信都是用笔写的。

It was with a pen that the greatest thinkers of all time wrote down their thoughts.

史上最伟大的思想家都是用笔写下自己的想法。

You won't have to use a pen and paper to write because you'll have an electronic notebook.

你无需用纸笔写字，因为你将拥有一个电子笔记本。

Our coming into the world is recorded with a pen.

我们来到这个世界是用笔记录的。

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。