pull strings

1. Tony is sure he can pull a few strings and get you in.
   托尼有把握可以托关系让你进去。
2. You have to pull a few strings to get this done.
   你想办成这件事，就得托（人）情。
3. Zhang Wei: Yes. Now, move your wrist and pull these strings with your fingers.
   张伟：对，现在动一下你的手腕并用手指拨动弦。
4. In order to find a suitable job, I have to pull some strings.
   为了找一份合适的工作，我得走走后门。
5. I just wasn't going to pull strings for him anymore.
   我已经不打算再为他收拾残局了。
6. I'll pull strings and get you out.
   我在想办法让你从这里出去。
7. Do you think your father could pull some strings for me at the company?
   你认为你父亲会在公司里为我通融关系吗？
8. Get your uncle George to pull a few strings for you, at the newspaper.
   让你叔叔乔治为你在报社走走后门。
9. Mom, Can You Pull Some Strings?
   妈妈，是你牵的红线吗？
10. Somebody at Virgin America was apparently able to pull the requisite strings.
    维珍美国显然是有人能拉所需的字符串。
11. In a short while I broke the cords that bound my left arm, and, by a strong pull, made loose some of the strings by which my hair was held fast.
    一会儿，我挣断了捆绑我左臂的绳子，然后用力一拉，把捆着我头发的一些绳子弄松。
12. He might not succeed the Fuehrer but he wanted to continue to pull the strings behind the scenes for whoever did.
    他也许不能继承元首，但是不管谁继承，他都希望继续在幕后拉线操纵。
13. If you want to pull your own strings, you need to stop giving away your power – you need to genuinely stop caring what other people think about you.
    如果你想按自己的想法行事，那你就必须停止显示你的实力，你必须做到不在意别人对你的看法。
14. 'but what will happen when I pull both strings?'she asked.
    “但我拉着两根绳子时，它会说什么？”艾米问。
15. And what happens if I pull both the strings?@ the curious shopper inquires.
    “如果我两条绳子一起拉会怎么样呢？”这位好奇的顾客追问。
16. Governments have intervened heavily in the industry in the past year and will continue to pull strings through regulations and taxes.
    过去一年，各国政府对汽车行业大加干涉，而且还将继续通过监管与税收措施在幕后操控。
17. For while a commendably large chunk of students at Ivy League schools study on scholarships, there are relatively few children from middle families-those too wealthy to qualify for aid but not wealthy and elite enough to pull strings.
    因为虽然很大一部分常青藤学校的学生拥有奖学金，来自中产家庭的孩子仍然相对较少&他们的家庭过于富有以至于不满足申请助学补助的条件，但又没富贵到可以调动人脉走后门的地步。
18. If you want to see our boss I can pull strings for you.
    如果你想见我们的老板，我可以暗中帮忙。
19. "Wonderful!" says the preacher," but what happens if you pull both strings?"
    “太好了！”传教士说，“但是如果我同时拉两根线会发生什么呢？”
20. Sam: Well, he owes me a few favours, so ⑦ I'm sure he could pull a few strings.
    萨姆：嗯，他还欠我不少人情呢。所以我敢肯定他会帮忙找关系的。
21. Competition is fierce these days and landing a secure post requires many to pull strings or offer inducements to those who vet the applicants.
    如今的竞争相当激烈，为找到一份安稳的工作，很多人必须托人情，或给那些招聘人员好处。
22. Those old lassie films always pull my heart strings.
    那些过去的情人电影老是牵动我的心弦。
23. Or perhaps you can say a word, pull a few strings, eh?
    或者也许你能说句话，拉一些线（幕后操纵），嗯？
24. Don't be a puppet – don't let the world around you pull your strings.
    别做只玩偶&别让周围的世界推动你前行。
25. Kate is sure she can pull a few strings and get you in.
    凯特肯定她能通过关系，让你进去的。
26. When I help my mother in the kitchen, I always pull the strings out before slicing celery. I pulled the strings out of my stalk.
    以前在家帮妈妈做饭时，我总是在切芹菜前把里面的丝抽掉。
27. Could you pull some strings to get me hired?
    你能不能走走内线帮我得到聘用。
28. Pull all the strings and make people do what I wanted.
    控制他人就好像操纵牵线木偶。

verb

1. influence or control shrewdly or deviously
   1. He manipulated public opinion in his favor

   Synonym:    manipulatepull wires