Your father tied the knots pretty tight. I'd say it's unbreakable. -I see.

令尊这安排滴水不漏。已是板上钉钉。-我明白了。

But the cord had been too well secured, and he only drew the knots tighter.

但是鞭绳系得太牢固了，他反而是把绳结越拉越紧。

Your father tied the knots pretty tight. I'd say it's unbreakable.

令尊这安排滴水不漏 已是板上钉钉。

But his mouth was full of soot and cobwebs, and he was tied up in such very tight knots, he could not make anybody hear him.

但是他的嘴里满是烟灰和蜘蛛网，他被绑得那么紧，谁也听不见他的声音。

That was sufficiently decided and an uncomfortable pause followed, during which Rose tied a knot unnecessarily tight and Charlie went on exploring the drawer with more energy than interest.

这已经足够决定了，随后是一段令人不安的停顿，在此期间罗斯不必要地紧紧地打了一个结，而查理继续探索抽屉，精力多于兴趣。

Her unwaved hair was pulled back into a tight desperate knot, but the front strands were too short to be confined there for long and now hung down on either side of her face.

她没有波浪的头发向后拉成一个紧紧的绝望的结， 但前面的几缕头发太短了， 不能长时间地束缚在那里， 现在垂在她脸的两边。