" Pull harder." So Aunt Ruby braced her feet and pulled harder.

“用力拉。” 于是露比阿姨双脚一撑，用力拉。

When the cow lunged with her horns toward either cowboy the other cowboy's pony braced its feet and held her.

当母牛用她的角冲向其中一个牛仔时，另一个牛仔的小马绷紧了它的脚并抓住了她。

" I can get up onto the faucet all right, " he explained, " but I can't seem to turn it on, because I have nothing to brace my feet against."

“我完全能来到水龙头那里，”他解释，“但有时我却好像拧不开它，因为我 不能在上面站稳我的脚。”