Clocks around the country were synchronised and standardised, and railway time ruled.

全国各地的时钟被同步和标准化，铁路时间得到规范化。

One filmmaker who breaks this rule all the time is Hayao Miyazaki.

宫崎骏就是一位一直打破这一规则的电影制作人。

But here's the thing, native English speakers break these rules all the time.

但问题是，以英语为母语的人总是违反这些规则。

To be " strict" (strict) means that you always follow the rules all the time.

要“严格”（strict），就是要时刻遵守规则。

In the northern part of Greece there was a land called Macedon, and this land was at a time ruled over by a warlike king named Philip. Philip of Macedon wanted to become the master of all Greece.

在希腊北部，有一个叫作马其顿的地方，这地方曾一度被一个好战的国王菲利浦所统治。马其顿王国的菲利浦希望成为整个希腊的统治者。