The old continent is still trundling down the road to geopolitical irrelevance .
这个古老的大陆在地缘政治边缘方面的重要性仍在逐渐下降。
Trundling basslines chug along and draw you in while hypnotic melodies float around with depth and meaning .
跳动的声线吸引着你,同时具有深度和韵意的催眠的旋律漂浮在你的左右。
This bright idea was soon put paid to , however , by the constant stream of trundling lorries and the absence of a hard shoulder on the bridge .
但我很快就不得不放弃了这个闪光点子,桥上卡车川流不息,而且没有硬路肩可以让我停留。
You know the story by now : the rate of homeownership climbed to almost 70 percent , sellers walked out of closings trundling wheelbarrows full of cash , and the phrase " granite countertops " seemed to hold as much promise as " plastics " did in the graduate .