Prethickening

In two or three months, I'll have an advance on my book

两到三个月后 我能得到我那本书的预付款

Politically,the country is divided into fifty states.

这个国家政治地被划分成50个州。

When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.

最近有个学生看见两个工人在学校门外用风钻干活，马上打电话报告警察，说有两个学生装扮成工人，正在用风钻破坏路面。