You'd have a better chance of catching the train if you took a bus to the station instead of walking.
如果你不是步行而是乘公共汽车的话,那你就比较有可能赶上火车。
The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
”编辑立即给那位记者发去传真,要求他核实一下台阶的确切数字和围墙的高度。