Steep mountain valley, cutting poleaxe cliff can be seen everywhere.

谷内山高路险、刀削斧劈的悬崖随处见。

Before the 1970s the slide rule, or slipstick, was as common as the typewriter or the mimeograph machine.

1970年之前，计算尺跟打字机和油印机一样，随处见。