作家约翰·菲茨·杰拉尔德最初称纽约为“大苹果”，因为纽约是许多人梦想去争夺最高奖项的地方。
Writer John Fitz Gerald first called New York the Big Apple, because New York is the place that many people dreamed of going to for the biggest prize of all.
罗切特最初称，有几名假扮为警察的男子拦下了他们乘坐的出租车，一名袭击者拿上了膛的手枪对准他的前额，然后抢走了他身上的钱。
Lochte originally claimed that men posing as police officers had pulled over their taxi and that an assailant had put a cocked gun to his forehead before taking his money.
美国疾病控制与预防中心称，辐射病的最初症状为恶心、呕吐与腹泻，可在几分钟或几日内出现。
The first symptoms of radiation sickness-nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea - can appear within minutes or in days, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
虽然巴菲特的言论最初压低了吉百利的股价(原因是投资者担心交易可能告吹)，但有些股东称，这番言论实际上可能帮助卡夫如愿以偿。
Although Mr Buffett's comments initially sent Cadbury's shares lower on fears that they could derail the bid, some shareholders suggested it could in practice help Kraft clinch the deal.
而事实是她穿了一件太阳裙，但警方最初的报告称她穿着一件系带背心。
In fact, she had worn a sundress, but an initial police report had stated that she wore a halter top.
萨弗·斯通表示：“许多招聘人员称，经理人很难坚持他们最初的职位描述。”
A lot of recruiters report [that] managers have difficulty sticking to the original job description.
法律专家称看起来索科尔面临的麻烦事比最初想象的要多。
Legal experts said Sokol appears to be in more trouble now than was first thought.
有批评家称这笔交易太过慷慨，尽管对比最初计划它只是小巫见大巫。
Critics have called this too generous, though an original plan was even more so.
官方称有20名游击队员死于这次打击，然而最初却只有7具尸体—包括Jojoy的—被找回。
Officials said 20 guerrillas died in the attack, although initially only seven bodies-including Jojoy 's-were retrieved.
Or bach称，最初的爱是与母亲和女儿，这会使拉拉们在晚年的生活波澜不惊。
Orbach says that the initial love connection between mother and daughter makes lesbian feelings in later life unsurprising.
报道称，苹果公司最初计划在2011年1月开始大规模生产iPad 2，但由于设备韧体测试而推迟了计划。
The piece said that Apple had originally planned mass production in January, but that the schedule has been pushed back due to testing for the device’s firmware.
最初的报道称有50人在这次空难中幸存。
法院判决说这样的专利只有在DNA像它最初的专利那样表达功能时才能被执行——这被称目的限制保护。
The court said that such a patent can be enforced only when the DNA is performing the function for which it was originally patented - known as purpose-bound protection.
尽管该词最初起源于北美，但柯林斯字典称，目前该词在网上十分流行，而且在英国人日常口语中的使用频率也越来越高。
Though the word apparently originates from North America, Collins said it was now widely used on the Internet, and was increasingly seen in British spoken English.
上网本，或称廉价笔记本的概念的诞生最初是因为想要为贫穷国家的孩子生产一种廉价的笔记本，但自此之后上网本便受到全世界的消费者的欢迎。
The netbook, or low-cost laptop, was inspired by a scheme to produce cheap laptops for children in poor countries, but has since proved popular with consumers around the world.
小组称两场干旱中死去树木会抵消在两场干旱期间森林所增加的碳含量。这项研究仅仅代表了一种最初的估计具有显著的不确定性，研究者承认道。
The team suggests the loss of trees from the two droughts combined could offset the increases in carbon uptake the forest experienced during the intervening non-drought years.
虽然最初的报道称有8人死亡，但预计随着更多余震的发生和海啸对该区域的猛烈打击，死亡人数还会急剧上升。
Initial reports said eight people had died, though that number is expected to rise dramatically as more aftershocks and tsunami waves batter the region.
但是，活动人士批评这些规则只是对现有税收体系进行修补，尽管企业称，它们具有比最初预计更高程度的共识。
But campaigners have criticised the rules for merely patching up the existing system, although businesses say they have a greater degree of consensus than initially expected.
该机构称，Web 2.0最初是一个技术术语，意指下一代互联网产品及服务，该词汇在过去半年间迅速普及。
It said Web 2.0 started out as a technical term meaning the next generation of World wide Web products and services but had crossed into far wider circulation in the last six months.
最初的报道称，一些道路和建筑受到损坏。
Initial reports say some roads and buildings there have been damaged.
沙罗特博士称，这些研究结果表明，随着大脑变得越来越麻木，最初与撒谎有关的负面情感信号会逐渐减弱。
These findings suggested that the negative emotional signals initially associated with lying decrease as the brain becomes desensitized, Dr. Sharot said.
宝马公司称，近几周汽车市场明显的低迷意味着宝马将无法达到它2008年最初的利润目标，同时警告2009年将仍然是比较艰难的一年。
A sharp downturn in auto markets in recent weeks means BMW won't meet its previous profit target for 2008, the company said, warning that 2009 will also be a tough year.
一种说法称，它最初被用于电话的早期时来告诉操作员消息已经收到。
One story says it was first used during the early days of the telephone to tell an operator that a message had been received.
学校官员最初表示称这些禁令是出于安全原因。但是在遭到反对之后，他们又变了说法。
School officials originally cited safety reasons for the bans. But now facing protest, officials are now backpedalling.
早些时候，北约官员称，从战场发来的最初报导显示，袭击杀死了九名叛乱分子。星期三，官员们说，他们将继续调查。
Earlier, NATO officials claimed that initial reports from the battlefield indicated that the raid killed nine insurgents. On Wednesday, officials said they are continuing to investigate.
一位不肯透露姓名的卡车驾驶员暗示，最初的规划是坚持罢工至本周一，并补充称，如果驾驶员们的要求得不到餍足，还可能延长罢工。
One trucker who asked not to be named said that the original plan was for the strike to last until Monday, adding that it could be extended if drivers' demands were not met.
周日发现第二块碎片的新闻最初由当地一家电台报道，称其是一个大的金属物件，疑似一扇飞机舱门，上面有外国文字。
News of Sunday's find was originally reported on a local radio station as being a possible door of a plane. It was described as a large metal object, covered in foreign writing.
威尔·姆克的研究小组称，他们的研究剖明，母语对宝宝的影起头得“极早”，并证明了婴儿的啼哭是专门和母亲举办交换的最初的考试测验。
Wermke's team said their research showed an "extremely early" impact of native language and confirmed that babies' cries are their first proper attempts to communicate specifically with their mothers.
《华尔街日报》称，这位苹果公司的首席执行官将如期返回公司，但最初可能还无法全职工作。
The Wall Street Journal said the Apple chief executive would be returning to his job on schedule, but may initially work part-time.
《华尔街日报》称，这位苹果公司的首席执行官将如期返回公司，但最初可能还无法全职工作。
The Wall Street Journal said the Apple chief executive would be returning to his job on schedule, but may initially work part-time.
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