Carnations are considered as the perfect flowers for mothers around the world, but few know that China has its own for mothers — the tiger lily.
康乃馨在全世界被认为是送给母亲最理想的花，但很少有人知道中国也有适合送给母亲的花——虎百合。
Ingham says EPA officials had told her that the organism was approved for field tests, but says she has few details.
英格汉姆说，环保署官员曾告诉她，这种微生物已获准进行实地试验，但她说，她没有掌握多少细节。
Scholars, policymakers, and critics of all stripes have debated the social implications of these changes, but few have looked at the side effect: family risk has risen as well.
学者、决策者和各界批评人士都在讨论这些变化所带来的社会影响，但很少有人关注其副作用——家庭风险也在上升。
But a new phenomenon has appeared on the world scene: rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few offences.
但是，在世界舞台上出现了一个新现象：以前犯罪报告很少的国家的犯罪率迅速上升。
Not only Jim but also his sister has visited a few cities in the south since they came to China.
自从他们来中国之后，不仅吉姆，而且他的妹妹也访问了南方的几个城市。
But in the past few years, this familiarity has vanished-and taken the industry's sense of security with it.
但是在过去的几年间，这种亲密已经荡然无存，随之消失的还有这个行业的安全感。
This, indeed, is one of his main virtues as a politician: he has beliefs, but few are so devout as to be utterly impractical.
这一点确实是他作为一名政客的美德：他有信念，然而过分虔诚反而显得完全不切实际的，倒也没有几个。
But business has its own language, and few hours with a browser can help you grasp the basics.
但是，业务拥有其自身的语言，并且几个小时的浏览就可以帮助您获得基本的要义。
There have been uncountable social networks formed but only a few has finally achieved their true goal which emphasizes the complexity of such a matter.
曾经出现了无数的社交网络，但是只有少数一部分最终实现了它们的真正目标，可见管理社交网络的复杂性。
But in the last few weeks, McCain has come on strong and now leads in several surveys.
不过，最近几个星期里，麦凯恩实力增加，而且在几项民意调查中领先。
The design is a bit adventurous, and for the most part, it works, but it has a few major problems.
这种设计有点冒险，大部分渐变式有用的，但还是存在一些问题。
Indonesia has few proven reserves, but high prices may well spur further exploration.
印度尼西亚拥有优势性的煤存储量，但过高的煤炭价格，将阻碍其煤炭持续出口和开发。
The tests have been available in drugstore chains and online for a few years, but their use has been limited, partly because their accuracy was unclear.
这项检测已经在药品连锁店和网上销售多年，但是使用者寥寥，部分原因可能是因为其准确性还是个未知数。
But this technique has seen an interesting variation in the last few months.
但是，最近几个月这种技术已经出现了有趣的变化。
The latter might simulate a typical real-world social network, in which most feedback is local but where the subject has a few more distant contacts.
后者可以模拟典型的现实社会网络，在其中大多数反馈是区域的，而主体也同样有一些较远的联系。
THE Bank of England’s austere home in Threadneedle Street may not look like a hospital but for the past few months it has been acting like one.
针线街（英国伦敦金融街）上英格兰银行简朴的总部看上去不像医院，但是过去的几个月里它却一直在扮演一家医院的角色。
But in the past few years the web has hastened the decline.
但是，在过去的几年里，网络加速了这种下跌的趋势。
The tests have been available to consumers in drugstore chains and online for a few years, but their use has been limited, partly because their accuracy was unclear.
在各药品连索店和线上，这项测试已经提供给顾客许多年了，但其应用一直受限制，部分原因是它们的准确性不明确。
Belgium trains all its family doctors in palliative care, but has very few specialist teams of carers.
在比利时，家庭医生都接受了缓痛护理培训，但专业临终关怀人员仍很缺乏。
It didn’t initially impress me as much as the rest of the album, but after a few listenings it has grown on me considerably.
相比起其他曲子，一开始这个组曲并没有给我留下太多印象，然而，在我听了几遍之后它给我的印象变得出奇深刻。
But with few exceptions, almost everything has changed in the Adirondacks.
但有些例外，几乎在阿迪·朗达克山脉上的一切都变了。
Physics and chemistry, to cite two other Nobel categories, may be built upon the shoulders of a few giants, but microfinance needs-and has-thousands of them.
譬如物理和化学这两门诺贝尔奖项，也许可以构建在一些巨人的肩上，但是小额信贷则需要(也已经拥有了)成千上万。
Eerie sameness has been around for a while, but the problem has become more pronounced in the last few decades.
这种奇怪的相似已经存在了一段时间了，不过这个问题在几十年内变得更加明显了。
He has not gone into specifics, but in the past few weeks Mr Obama has given glimpses of his thinking.
在前几周，奥巴马没有对此给予详细的说明，但他还是透露了一些他的打算。
But in the last few years, the group has launched three colleges in Wuhan.
但在过去几年，该集团已经在武汉创办了三所院校。
Mandarin is the most common language of Shanghai, but John has learned only a few courtesy expressions.
普通话是上海最常用的语言，但是约翰只学会几句礼貌用语。
Mandarin is the most common language of Shanghai, but John has learned only a few courtesy expressions.
普通话是上海最常用的语言，但是约翰只学会几句礼貌用语。
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