| Gb | Eng |
|---|---|
| 他习惯于发号施令，而不是恳求他人。 | He was accustomed to command, not to entreat. |
| 他总是对园艺工作发号施令，其实他只是一知半解。 | He's always laying down the law about gardening but he really doesn't know much about it. |
| 英格兰这国家过去和现在一样，到处可碰见这样的人：他们喜欢发号施令，但对正在发生的事情却似乎知之甚少。 | England is, and has always been, a country infested with people who love to tell up what to do, but who rarely seem to know what's going on. |