forbid: 阻止
Ministry of railways rules effectively forbid foreign companies from bidding.
铁道部的相关规定实际上禁止外国公司竞标信号合同。
No laws forbid payment to volunteers.
法律没有禁止给予志愿者报酬。
in case of: 假如,如果发生
This is the best place where one can hide in case of some cataclysm.
一旦有大灾难,这是一个人可以躲藏的最好地方。
But in case of fire or flood, it’s comforting to know that the door is unlocked.
但是如果房间起了火或者被洪水淹了,然后得知房门没有锁,会让人感到很安慰的。
n. 生存,幸存者