It involves building the largest flagpole in the world.

其中包括建上最大的旗杆。

States assert themselves by building bases and planting flagpoles.

各国通过建立考察站升起国旗展示国家能力。

Then they all went away fom the flagpole to see what would happen.

随后，们离开旗杆去看接下来发生的事。

An idea to run up the flagpole: jargon gets an overly bad press.

有一个说法不知道大家是否同意：对行话的报道过于负面。

Think of it like when you lick a flagpole in winter, but a lot more painful.

就像你在冬天舔一旗杆，但痛苦得多。

Gowdy only knows that a flagpole clattered to his feet just after he felt a blow.

高迪只知道一旗杆在感觉到一记重击后砰地一声从的脚上立了起来。

And at the top of the flagpole?

旗杆的顶端呢？

Then something made her look up at the flagpole.

随后，有东西经过，她抬头看向了旗杆。

The flagpole alone is a big proposal.

旗杆本身就是一项重大提议。

That is when we can run it up the flagpole.

那是我们检验这个想法认可度的时候。

Definitely don't stick your tongue on a flagpole on Titan.

在土卫六上千万别用舌头舔旗杆。

" He's going to build that flagpole, " Doak says. " So why shouldn't it be Columbia Falls? "

“建那旗杆，那为什么不是哥伦比亚福尔斯小镇呢？”

Patriotism, critics say, is not measured by the height of a flagpole.

批评人士表示，爱国主义不是用旗杆的高度来衡量的。

The full phrase is " run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes" .

完整的短语是“我们可以把这个问题提出来供大家讨论，看看大家的反应怎么样”。

Wukong's eyes became windows, and his mouth became a door. He turned his tail into a flagpole.

悟空的眼睛变成了窗户，嘴巴变成了庙门，而的尾巴则变成了旗杆。

Running an idea, plan, or proposal up the flagpole is a way to test interest or get feedback.

检验一个想法、计划或建议的认可度是测试兴趣或获得反馈的一种方式。

If I could, I would run each and every one of you viewers up a flagpole and salute you.

如果可以，你们每个人都是我升上去后愿意敬礼的旗帜。

I'll run that up the flagpole, sir. - Well...Anyway, I think both of you deserve a medal or something.

倒是可以试试看长官。- 我想你们俩都应该得勋章。

They both stood looking at the flagpole, which had changed a good deal since they last saw it.

们两人都站在那里看着旗杆，它和上次见有了很大变化。

Here is another example: When writing these stories, I often run my ideas up a flagpole.

这里还有另一个例子：在写这些故事时，我经常检验它们的认可度。