At least my money isn't being used to pay for it, as it was to cover the costs of his dad's wedding.
至少，我的钱没被用于这场婚礼，因为它是为了盖过他父亲的婚礼。
Tough as it was to leave behind the showers, we had to move on - but, as it turned out, to even more comfort.
尽管如此，我们还是不得不离开淋浴房继续前进，但是没想到却到了更加舒服的地方。
I hope this isn't as big of a revelation to you as it was to me! That the only thing standing in your way is excuses.
我希望这对你来说不是一个比对我更大的挑战，毕竟阻碍你的只是借口而已。
This was designed not so much to shield the peripheral countries from a market run as it was to "bail in" private lenders.
这样的设计显然不能够把边缘国家从市场泥淖中拯救出来，因为它会将私人贷款者来下水。
Hard as it was to explain, though, the finding was replicated again and again, across different cultures, eras and even psychiatric groups.
虽然这很难解释，但此现象在不同的文化、不同的时代，甚至是在精神病人中也一再重现。
This test—like North Korea’s missile test two months ago—was most likely conducted as much for domestic reasons as it was to send a message to the United States.
这一次核试验——就像两个月以前的那次导弹试验一样——虽然目标在于向美国传达信息，但是其国内的目的可能也同样的重要。
"It was the most stupid decision of my whole life," said Jack as he let out a Homer Simpson-style "Doh" to illustrate the folly of his actions.
“这是我此生做的最错误的决定，”杰克说，同时以霍默·辛普森式的“Doh”来表示自己行为的愚蠢。
The longest ditch in the world, as it was called, 300-and-some-odd miles out to Buffalo.
它被称为世界最长的运河，距布法罗城300多公里。
Judging from the way he laughed as he told it, it was meant to be humorous.
从他讲述时笑的方式看来，那是为逗人发笑。
He was his distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it.
我突然意识到,他像岛上的其他人一样是他的远亲.
He was her distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it.
想起来了，他和岛上的其他人一样都是她的远亲。
Danielle was among the last to find out, and as often happens, too, she learned of it only by chance.
丹妮尔是最后一个才知道的人之一，而且同往常一样，她也只是偶然听到的。
It was virtually impossible to synchronize our lives so as to take vacations and weekends together.
为了一起度假和过周末而要让我们的生活同步几乎是不可能的。
He called Amy to see if she knew where his son was. As it happened, Amy did know.
他打电话给埃米，看她是否知道他儿子在哪儿。碰巧的是，埃米还真知道。
It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.
看上去这所学院将不得不关闭，但本周却收到了暂缓令。
No dessert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course.
谢谢，别给我甜食了。我吃完这道主菜就不错了。
It was absolutely essential to separate crops from the areas that animals used as pasture.
把庄稼与牲畜的放牧区分开至关重要。
As chance would have it, John was going to London too, so I went with him.
赶巧约翰也去伦敦，所以我跟他一块儿去了。
Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead.
赛谬尔想成为一名律师，因为这是他父母的期望，但音乐老师告诉他说他应该学习音乐。
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。
The book Harry Potter attracted a large amount of fans as soon as it was introduced to Chinese readers.
《哈利波特》这本书一经介绍给中国读者就吸引了大量的粉丝。
They went to the mountains; and as it was a lovely day, they stayed there till the evening.
他们往山上去。由于天气很好，他们一直呆到晚上。
Some like to refer to him as a genius, but if there was any genius to Marconi it was his vision.
有些人喜欢称他为天才，但如果说马可尼真有什么天赋的话，那就是他的远见。
As wood was so plentiful, it was cheaper to use than the stone used in the buildings of other European cultures.
由于木材十分充足，它比其他欧洲文化中建筑所用的石材更便宜。
It was as if her other two children had done the same, and it was no comfort to her that Chuck and Philip had taken her side.
似乎她的另外两个孩子也做了同样的事，而恰克和菲利普站在她这一边，对她来说并不是什么安慰。
There was a gate, but as a general thing he was too crowded for time to make use of it.
有一扇门，但就像平时一样，他太着急了，没有时间去利用它。
It was a difficult job as Helen was unable to see, hear or speak because of illness.
这是一项很困难的工作，因为海伦身患疾病，不能看、听和说话。
Certainly, people weren't afraid to tell me what they thought about it as I was making it so I was able to get lots of feedback at every stage.
当然，当我在做事情的时候，人们并不抗拒告诉我他们的想法，所以我在每个阶段都能得到很多反馈。
She went as before to look for him, but he slept, and it was impossible to awaken him.
她像以前一样去找他，但是他睡着了，而且不可能叫醒他。
She went as before to look for him, but he slept, and it was impossible to awaken him.
她像以前一样去找他，但是他睡着了，而且不可能叫醒他。
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