My car looks so old and run-down compared to theirs! At least it has character.
我的汽车看起来要比他们的旧而老爷。但是至少有性格。
Yet a great many processes depending on such research are sought for with complete secrecy until the stage at which patents can be taken out.
然而,依赖这种研究的很多工艺程序是在完全保密的情况下进行的,直到可以取得专利权的阶段为止。