Had he but known it, he was following the right course with her.
其实若是他知道的话，他的这条路倒是恰如其分。
But how about a little reverse psychology? Playing hard-to-get is known to be more effective than begging.
但是用点逆反心理怎么样？大家都知道玩欲擒故纵要比请求更加管用。
His father had threatened disinheritance, but both men had known it was an empty threat.
他父亲威胁要剥夺他的继承权，但是两人都知道这是虚张声势。
She may be successful now, but she has known what it is like to be poor.
她现在可能成功了，但她尝过贫穷的滋味。
His real name was Sabri al-Banna, but he became widely known by his nom de guerre, Abu Nidal.
他的真名是萨布里-爱版纳，但以他的化名阿布-尼达尔广为人知。
Many students at his university would have known his name, but they could all identify him by his signature.
他学校中的很多学生本来是知道他的名字的，但他们都只能从他的签名认出他。
Where Li Bai, a great Chinese poet, was born is known to the public, but some won't accept it.
伟大的中国诗人李白的出生地点是众所周知的，但有些人却不接受。
It will never be known how and when this numeration ability developed, but it is certain that numeration was well developed by the time humans had formed even semi-permanent settlements.
我们永远也不会知道这种计算能力是何时、如何发展起来的，但可以肯定的是，在人类形成半永久定居点的时候，这种计数法已经发展得很好了。
It isn't actually known how many sites there are across Australia where rock art can be found—but unfortunately, we do know that much of the art is being lost to us.
目前还不知道在澳大利亚有多少地方能够发现这种岩石艺术；但不幸的是，我们知道有很多艺术作品正在消失。
Most animals on land are known to us, but many living things underwater are not.
陆地上的大多数动物我们都知道，但水下的许多生物却不为人所知。
The Cascadia Earthquake Zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas (it's been called the most dangerous fault in America), but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.
卡斯卡迪亚地震带足够大，可以与圣安地列斯（它被称为美国最危险的断层）相媲美，但它的知名度远不及它在加州的表亲。
Several food plants, such as kola and okra, are known to have been domesticated in western Africa, but they are all supplemental, not staple, foods.
一些食用植物，如可乐和秋葵，已在西非培育，但它们都是补充性食物，而不是主食。
He had known her—but not in the biblical sense.
他认识她，但未有过肌肤之亲。
She had known Max for some years now, but he was still pretty much an unknown quantity.
她现在认识马克斯也好几年了，但是他仍然是个大大的未知数。
I've known him for years, but I still don't know what pushes his buttons.
我已认识他多年，可还是摸不透他的脾气。
There is no known cure but the illness can be treated.
这种病尚没有确切的治愈方法，但可以医治。
Nowadays, this might still seem unusual to some, but with more and more well-known actors and film stars showing off their longer ear lobes, it will finally become more fashionable.
如今，这对一些人来说可能还是不寻常的，但随着越来越多的知名演员和电影明星开始炫耀他们的长耳垂，这最终将变得更加时尚。
It may be just graffiti, but considering that it comes from the most well-known scientists in the world, its credibility will definitely increase.
它也许只是随意涂鸦，但考虑到它来自世界上最知名的科学家，其可信度就必然会有一定的增加。
Geologists have long known that the Earth's mantle is heterogeneous, but its spatial arrangement remains unresolved—is the mantle essentially layered or irregu larly heterogeneous?
地质学家早就知道地球的地幔是不均匀的，但是它的空间排列仍然没有确定——地幔本质上是分层的还是完全不均匀的？
These animals are not very common, but are known to many people.
这些动物并不常见，但却为许多人所熟知。
The Clinton Administration says it will lift the ban on their entry but it's not known when.
克林顿政府表示将解除对他们入境的禁令，但尚不清楚何时。
This is he who had never known aught but rags for raiment, kicks for comfort, and offal for diet!
这就是他，他一辈子只有破衣烂衫可以穿，只被脚踢，只有残羹冷炙可以吃！
Extinct but already fully marine cetaceans are known from the fossil record.
从化石记录中可以了解到一些已经灭绝、但已经完全变成海洋生物的鲸目动物。
It is known that noise pollution from offshore industry, shipping and sonar can impair underwater communication, but can it really drive whales onto our beaches?
众所周知，来自近海工业、船舶和声纳的噪音污染会阻碍水下通信，但这些噪音真的能把鲸鱼赶到我们的海滩上吗？
The paucity of known extinctions or disruptions resulting from indirect interactions may reflect not the infrequency of such mishaps but rather the failure to look for or to detect them.
间接相互作用导致的已知物种灭绝或破坏的情况的稀少，反映的或许不是这种灾难的罕见，而是没有去寻找或检测它们。
It's probably not a new one either. A well-known, but inaccurate, story about Julia Child may have contributed to this food myth.
这可能也不是什么新鲜事。一个关于茱莉亚·查尔德的众所周知但并不准确的故事可能造成了这个食物流言。
And it's probably not a new one either, A well-known, but inaccurate, story about Julia Child may have contributed to this food myth.
这可能也不是一个新的故事，一个著名的，但不准确的，关于茱莉亚·查尔德的故事可能早就了这个食物神话。
This combination is unstable and quickly rearranges itself into a stabler, but still reversible, substance known as an Amadori product.
这种混合物是不稳定的，会迅速重新排列成一种稳定但仍然可逆的物质，这种物质被称为阿马多里产物。
But through a Great Depression era programme, known as the "National Youth Administration", Borlaug was able to enroll in the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis to study forestry.
但是，通过一个被称为“国家青年管理局”的大萧条时期的项目，博洛格得以进入明尼阿波利斯市的明尼苏达大学学习林业。
Once known, it spread rapidly, driving out water clocks but not solar dials, which were needed to check the new machines against the timekeeper of last resort.
一旦被人所知，它就迅速传播开来，替代了水钟，但却没有替代日晷，日晷被用来将新机器与原来的计时方法进行对照检查。
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