They cast doubt on his words when it suited their case, but swallowed them whole when it did not.
他的话与他们的情况吻合时他们就怀疑,但不吻合时他们却完全相信。
It is also the reason why when we try to describe music with words, all we can do is articulate our reactions to it, and not grasp music itself.
这也是为什么当我们试图用语言描述音乐时,我们所能做的只是表达我们对音乐的反应,而不是领会音乐本身。
When Venus begins to cross the Sun's disc, it looks smeared not circular—which makes it difficult to establish timings.
当金星开始穿过太阳的圆盘时,它看起来有斑点,不是圆形的——这使得确定时间变得困难。
When I wake up at 5 o'clock in the morning, is it just to jog? Definitely not, I give it all of my efforts.
当我每天早上5点醒来,只是为了慢跑吗?当然不是,我尽自己最大的努力去做它。
It was perhaps when my parents—who also happen to be my housemates—left to go travelling for a couple of months recently that it dawned on me why I had not yet left the family home.
也许正是在我的父母——他们碰巧也是我的室友——最近离开家去旅行了几个月的时候,我才恍然大悟,明白自己为什么还没离开家。
The hut will look as it did 50 years ago, but not how it looked when Scott and his men were living there.
这间小屋会看起来和50年前一样,但不会是斯科特和他的人住在那里时的样子。
It may not have been ladylike to depict a giant spider devouring a hummingbird, but when Merian did it at the turn of the 18th century, surprisingly, nobody objected.
描绘一只巨大蜘蛛吞食蜂鸟的画面,可能不太符合淑女形象,但令人惊讶的是,当梅里安在18世纪之交这样做的时候,没有人对此提出反对。
When it emerged towards the end of the 1980s as a purely text-based medium, it was seen as a tool to pursue knowledge, not pleasure.
20世纪80年代末,当它作为一种纯文本媒介出现时,它被视为一种追求知识而非快乐的工具。
Fortunately, more schools are now saying: There is not much bullying here, but when it occurs we have a clear policy for dealing with it.
幸运的是,如今越来越多的学校表示:这里没有太多的欺凌事件,但当它发生时,我们有明确的政策来处理这种情况。
Most economists do not see price-fixing when it occurs because they expect it to be brought about by a number of explicit agreements among large firms.
大多数经济学家并不认为价格操纵会发生,因为他们认为这是由大公司之间的一系列明确协议所导致的。
It's over ten years old and although it was fine when it was first introduced, it is just not good enough now.
它已经有十多年的历史了,虽然刚推出的时候还不错,但现在已经不够好了。
Turtles move slowly, so it probably could not run away when it saw the lawnmower coming.
乌龟移动得很慢,所以当它看到割草机来的时候可能跑不掉。
Dad's not very happy about it, but I'm sure he'll enjoy it when we're there.
爸爸对此不太高兴,但我相信等我们去了,他会喜欢的。
When the noise remains going on, it is wise not to deal with it in an angry or retaliatory (报复性的) fashion.
噪声仍不停歇的时候,以一种愤怒或报复性的方式处理是不明智的。
When it comes to heart health, there is speculation that it's not the style of music, but rather the tempo that makes it so good for your heart health.
说到心脏健康,有人推测不是音乐的风格,而是节奏对心脏健康有好处。
The problem some people have with homework is not that they find it too hard, or that it takes too long, but that they forget what they have to do and for when.
有些人在做作业时遇到的问题不是他们觉得太难,或者作业时间太长,而是他们忘记了必须做什么以及什么时候做。
If the body has only partially decayed, it is reburied in a smaller cheaper grave, but not for long, the body will be dug up again some time later when it has fully decayed.
如果尸体没有完全腐烂,尸体会被重新埋在一个较小较廉价的墓地中,不久后,当尸体完全腐烂时,就会被再次挖出来。
In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity.
在这个世界上,人必须有个名字;它可以防止造成混乱,虽然它也无法建立身份。
We will need better tools and support to fully take advantage of these technologies, but it has become much more of a question of when it will happen, not if it will.
虽然我们需要更好的工具和支持才能充分利用这些新兴技术,但这已经成为一个何时发生的问题,而不是是否会发生的问题了。
I could not believe it when I heard, but it is serious.
当我听说的时候我根本不能相信,但是事态很严重。
Leave medication at the office or with a trusted friend — anywhere you can get it when you need it, but not at home while you're sleep eating.
把药放在办公室或交给一个可信赖的朋友——任何在你需要时能拿到的地方,但是,在你睡着会吃东西时,不要放在家里。
When it emerges, it may not be a pretty sight.
当它出现时,它可能就不是一副美丽的景象。
When it was less of a mainstream activity it was not so connected to the wider economic cycle.
当它进行较少的涉及主流活动时,它也就与经济圈的紧密性就不是那么高了。
It is not voluntary, but when it begins, you will know.
它不是随意的,在爱产生的时候,你会知道。
When it triumphs, as it certainly must, it will not change that policy.
当它成功的时候,它也必须成功,也不会改变这一政策。
You notice the hum of the air-conditioner when it comes on and when it goes off – but not in between.
空调开启和关闭的时候你会注意到嗡嗡的声音,但在运行中你就很少注意到。
Riders want the bike when they want it, where they want it, not in the garage.
骑车的人们希望当他们需要自行车的时候,就能够找到一辆,而不是要跑到车库离去。
Hungary abandoned its attempt to join when it became clear it would not meet the public-finance criteria for joining, which include a budget deficit below 3% of GDP.
欧元区准入标准之一包括预算赤字低于GDP的3%,在明确自己将不会达到这一标准之后,匈牙利放弃了加入计划。
Hungary abandoned its attempt to join when it became clear it would not meet the public-finance criteria for joining, which include a budget deficit below 3% of GDP.
欧元区准入标准之一包括预算赤字低于GDP的3%,在明确自己将不会达到这一标准之后,匈牙利放弃了加入计划。
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