You'd have a better chance of catching the train if you took a bus to the station instead of walking.
如果你不是步行而是乘公共汽车的话,那你就比较有可能赶上火车。
but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护,似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。