The reactionary government tried vainly to take the steam out of the protest movement.

反动政府枉机地企图削弱这场抗议运动。

I mapped out a route over familiar country near home.

划了一条离家很近的路线，沿途是熟悉的乡村。

He did not bother to punctuate the telegraph message.

他没有在电文中加标。

Pam’s flogging a dead horse trying to organize the theatre trip. It’s quite obvious that nobody’s interested.

帕姆想组织剧团巡迴演出，无疑是白机。很明显没有人感兴趣。

Don't trouble about me.

不必为。