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 the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
但某地当局为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔,倒是件新鲜的事儿。