You broke the cardinal rule, Mickey. You got caught.

你破坏了最基本的规矩 你被捕了。

Raising your hand in the classroom before you speak is a cardinal rule.

在教室里讲话前举手是基本原则。

A mean duke grew tobacco, and his cardinal rule was to always keep the plants healthy.

一个吝啬的公爵种植烟草 他的首要原则是永远保持烟草的健康。

Oh you can " parrot" your long flight all you want but when you come " beak" , the " cardinal" rule is to " stork" the landing.

你可以长时间翱翔，但回来的时候记住要平稳着陆。

But he also stuck to the cardinal rule of agenting: no matter how brutal the negotiation, you have to mend fences and get ready for the next deal.

但他也坚持代理的基本规则：无论谈判多么残酷，你都必须修补关系，为下一笔交易做好准备。

As a literary critic, he identified two cardinal rules for the short story form: it must be short enough to read in one sitting, and every word must contribute to its purpose.

作为一名文学评论家，他确定了短篇小说形式的两个基本规则：它必须足够短，可以一口气读完，而且每个词都必须有助于它的目的。