勉强拼凑

When I first arrived in France, my teacher had me introduce some special aspects of Taiwanese music and asked me to perform a Taiwanese folk song. I did my best to play a Taiwanese folk song called "Hoping for Your Early Return".

当年我刚到法国上第一堂课的时候，老师要求我介绍台湾的音乐特色，并且演奏一首台湾民谣，我却只能勉强拼凑出一首「望你早归」。

Many writers hoke up the play to make people laugh and cry and make a lot of money.

为了使人们发笑或落泪从而赚很多钱，许多作家对剧本勉强拼凑。

As Mrs Pelosi scrambles to put together a majority of 218 votes in the House, it is too early to say whether the 15 votes she supposedly picked up this week were offset by many more refuseniks.

当佩罗西女士勉强拼凑着该法案在众议院通过所需的218张赞成票时，鬼才知道她认为本周可以争取到15张票的同时又会流失掉几张票。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。