In Britain and other countries where news broadcasters are required to be impartial, at least in theory, the convergence of television and the web makes such rules seem outdated.

英国和其他至论上要求新闻媒体具备公正性的国家，电视与媒体的合流让这类规显得有些过时。

Paris is an ancient city. And like many old cities, it has what is known as a combined sewer system.

巴黎是座古老的城市，而且像许多老城市，有所谓的合流下水道系统。

I was driving in a place where I drive frequently and there's a merging of lanes and one merging lane has a stop sign and I don't have a stop sign.

我正开着车，经过个我经常走的地方，那里有车道合流，其中个合流的车道有停车标志，而我这边没有停车标志。