So all they can do is butt their heads against the wall forever.

所以他们能做的只有拿自己的头去撞墙，永远。

One game included butting their heads against a slaughtered ox’s stomach and bouncing off it.

一个游戏包括他们的头撞在一头被屠宰的牛的胃上，然后从它身上弹开。

But when it came to trial workings, and exploiting the land in earnest, then suddenly they found themselves butting up against a wall—Geissler.

但是，当涉及到试运行和认真开发这片土地时，他们突然发现自己碰壁了——盖斯勒。

In premodern Italy, failed business owners, who had outstanding debts, were taken totally naked to the public square where they had to bang their butts against a special stone while a crowd jeered at them.

在现代化以前的意大利，破产的企业老板，有未偿付的债务，他们会被一丝不挂地带到公共广场中，在那儿，把他们的屁股撞到一块特殊的石头上，让民众当众嘲笑他们。

The main entrance has this dark brown, wooden bridge that leads to a series of paths which run parallel and butt up against the river.

主入口有一座深棕色的木桥，通向一系列平行并与河流对接的小路。

I tried to picture myself explaining to my parents what had happened, but found myself once again butting up against the vast wall of Agnes's secret.

我试着想象自己向父母解释发生的事情，但发现自己又一次撞上了艾格尼丝的秘密。

That is because its numbers are now butting up against America's debt ceiling—a device as manufactured as the clock itself, though one that presents a far graver danger.

这是因为它的数字现在正与美国的债务上限相抵触——这是一种与时钟本身一样制造的装置，尽管它带来的危险要严重得多。