The pen has run dry three times in writing a short address.

在写这么短的地址之时，笔尖上的墨水就干了三次。

Which U.S. president gave the shortest inaugural address?

哪位美国总统的就职演说最短？

The pen and the ink have both given the writer trouble. The pen has run dry three times in writing a short address. There was probably very little ink in the bottle.

钢笔和墨水都给这人添了麻烦。在写这么短的地址之时，笔尖上的墨水就干了三次。可能是瓶中的墨水很少。