For some of us, we roll that dreamy film in our heads just because it is the beginning of the New Year, but we are serious about making changes.
对于我们中的一些人来说，我们在脑海中放映那部梦幻般的电影，只是因为它是新年的开始，但我们是认真地想要做出改变。
One critic's response to the philosopher's new work is not that the position it takes is heretical, as some have asserted, but instead nothing new to anyone who knows anything about the topic.
一位评论家对这位哲学家的新著作的回应，并不是说它所采取的立场是异端邪说，就像有些人断言的那样，而是对任何对这个话题有所了解的人来说，它都不是什么新鲜事。
There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists—that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man.
关于它是由什么构成的，人们有各种不同的看法，但大家一致认为，有这样一种本质是存在的，也就是说，有一种东西可以作为人就是人的依据。
The timbers that closed the recovered end of the boat had been removed in antiquity when it was abandoned, but much about its original shape could be deduced.
在古代，当船被废弃的时候，用来封闭船的末端的木头已经被清除，但可以推断出其原始形状。
Whenever we say "Asia Minor", we're talking about that section around the Mediterranean, but it was called Asia Minor generally in the Roman imperial period.
当我们说到“小亚细亚“，指的便是地中海附近，但在罗马帝国时代，它通常被称为小亚细亚。
When people are having a picnic, but it begins to rain, they will be so sure about something that shows the weather is going to be fine very quickly.
当人们正在野餐，但开始下雨时，他们会非常肯定地认为天气会很快好起来。
It might seem unreasonable that expectations about possible events can drive prices up, but consider the situation of people in a lifeboat on the open ocean.
对可能发生事件的预测会驱使价格上涨看起来很不切实际，但考虑下在宽阔的海洋上，人们在救生艇中这样一个情况。
It might seem surprising to think about an item staying in space for that long, but the oldest satellite still in orbit—Vanguard 1—turned 60 in 2018.
想到一件物品在太空中停留那么久似乎令人惊讶，但目前仍在轨道上的最古老的卫星——先锋1号——在2018已年满60岁。
The thing about the scorpion badge is that it bestowed upon the car a certain specialness; this was no ordinary Fiat, but an Abarth.
这个蝎子车标的意义在于它赋予了这台车的独特之处；这不是一台普通的菲亚特，它是阿巴斯。
He says it's not easy to convince people that nutria fur is green, but he has no doubt about it.
他说，让人们相信海狸鼠的毛是绿色的并不容易，但他对此毫不怀疑。
It sounds like you could do with an assistant but that's obviously not possible, so what about having an online system that students can use to do their scheduling?
听起来你需要一个助手，但这显然是不可能的，那如果有一个在线系统来帮助学生做他们的日程安排呢？
Thinking hard about it, I came to realize that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were depending on me.
仔细思考后，我意识到自己的队伍可能不是乔治亚州的第一，但整个队伍都指望着我。
Ms. Lenders said in the past, a uniform was about all looking the same but in the 21st century it was important for students to be able to choose clothes that they liked.
伦德斯女士说，在过去，校服看起来都差不多，但在21世纪，让学生能够选择自己喜欢的衣服很重要。
It was reported that she waited for her friend to catch up for about 5-6 hours so that they could cross the finishing line together, but this year she took part in the marathon by herself, and chose the longest distance.
据悉，为了和朋友一起冲过终点线，她等了5-6个小时，但今年她独自参加了马拉松比赛，并选择了最长的距离。
I have to be honest, when you told us we had to write about a furniture company, it didn't sound like the kind of thing that would interest me, but since then, I've changed my mind.
我必须诚实地说，当你告诉我们要写一家家具公司时，它听起来并不是我会感兴趣的那类东西，但从那以后，我改变了主意。
It is about the size of Jupiter, but 20 times that planet's mass, making it about twice as dense as lead.
它大约和木星一样大，但是却是木星质量的20倍，这使它有铅密度的两倍。
Fireman said workers should be careful about gossip, but that it does make sense to keep a 'temperature reading' on your boss.
法尔曼说，员工应该对闲话持谨慎态度，但有必要关注老板的“温度指数”。
“I know quite a lot about economics and finance and I’m pretty good on German progressive rock, ” he said, but that was about it.
但他自知才疏学浅，“我对经济和金融了若指掌，还知道不少德国后现代摇滚，”他如此说道，但也就这么多了。
You could get the distance from a previous spot, but that was about it.
您可以获得与前一个地点的距离，但是仅此而已。
I noticed it, and I wondered about it, but that was all.
注意到自己是个小孩儿，并对此觉得疑惑，也仅仅是如此而已。
India has a huge film industry that supplies hundreds of films a year, but it is very much about that market.
印度的电影业也很发达，每年生产一百多部电影，但那些电影业都不是针对本国市场的。
But that is about it. Other factories have rusted.
但是就这么多，其他工厂已经不行了。
I'm not suggesting that everyone else should do the same, but it's something that resonates with people I talk to about it.
我没有要暗示其他人也该这么做的意思，但当我和人们讨论这些的时候，的确引起了不少人的共鸣。
Say what you will about that description, but it does express a clear point of view.
不管你对它有什么评价，这一比喻确实表达了一个清晰的观点。
But it hoped the increase would send a message that it was serious about controlling inflation.
但是它想向世人传达这样一个信息：那就是对于通胀的控制是非常重要的。
Estimates of dropouts vary, but it seems that about one-quarter more boys drop out than girls.
辍学的估计数字有别，但是看来男孩比女孩辍学数要多四分之一。
Most people would agree that these things are amazingly annoying, but what is it about them, exactly, that irritates us so much?
大部分人觉得这些事情非常令人讨厌，但是它们究竟是怎么了，真的让我们那么生气吗？
I told him that was too hard a question for an instant answer but that I would think about it.
我当时告诉他说，要马上回答这个问题实在太困难了，但我会好好考虑一下。
It was hard work — a hard life — but now that she was about to leave it she did not find it a wholly undesirable life.
工作很艰难——生活也很艰难——但是现在她就要离开这一切，她发现这种生活并不是完全令人不快的。
It was hard work — a hard life — but now that she was about to leave it she did not find it a wholly undesirable life.
工作很艰难——生活也很艰难——但是现在她就要离开这一切，她发现这种生活并不是完全令人不快的。
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