Most people I meet have some English ability, but the ones who work hard at it really stand out from the crowd.
我遇到的多数人都会点英语,但只有那些刻苦学习的人才鹤立鸡群,给我深刻印象。
One, for instance, consisted of rods of various lengths and thicknesses which would stand up on end like ninepins.
例如,有一种装置是由一些长短、粗细不同的木棒组成;就像九柱戏的木棒一样竖立着,