英语语法分析

When the children misbehaved she was unable to cope.

当孩子们捣乱时，她无能为力。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Sun clocks worked, of course, only on clear days; water clocks misbehaved when the temperature fell toward freezing, to say nothing of long-run drift as the result of sedimentation and clogging.

当然，太阳时钟只能在晴天工作；当温度下降到接近冰点时，水钟就会失灵，长期漂浮的东西因为下沉或堵塞而无法工作。

In school, you knew if you misbehaved you would get the cane.

在学校不守规矩是要挨藤条的。