可如果我们真的得到了自己想要的，又会在新的情况下抱同样的想法。

If we do get what we want, we simply re-create the same thinking in our new circumstances.

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为了表示对发电机计划的支持，麦克·克里斯托将军曾这样对他的手下说道：“虽然我认为卡贾基对我们的长远方案至关重要，可如果我们不争取短期的，也就没有长远的。”

In approving the generator proposal, General McChrystal told his staff: "While I think Kajaki is critical for a long-term solution, there ain't no long-term if we don't win short-term."

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“今年冬天如果没有煤油可怎么办呢？”阿尔说。—“那又怎么样？”她说。“我们还有电呢。”

"What if there is no kerosene this winter?" said Al.—"So what?" she said. "We still have electricity."

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

First of all, if we want to know about the Dark Ages, what sources do we have available to us?

首先,如果我们想了解黑暗时代,我们有什么资料可寻呢

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