If Simon had not, early in life, learnt to be content with his life, he might never have been given those chances.
如果西蒙在早年没有学会满足于自己的生活，他可能永远不会有这样的机会。
The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not.
研究表明，那些小时候工作过的人比那些没有工作过的人生活得更快乐、更有成效
His illness had not stunted his creativity.
疾病没有扼杀他的创造力。
Gary had not reckoned with the strength of Sally's feelings for him.
加里没有料想到萨莉对他的感情如此强烈。
She had not expected him to remember her at all and her hard little heart grew quite warm.
她完全没有指望他会记得她，她那冷酷的小心肠变得十分温暖。
The future cardinal was convinced, even then, that he had not abandoned one iota of his Jewishness.
即使在那时，这位未来的红衣主教仍然坚信，他丝毫没有放弃自己的犹太身份。
This method was very effective as the glass had not touched any surfaces between being soft and becoming hard, so it stayed perfectly unblemished, with a "fire finish".
这个方法非常有效，因为玻璃在从软变硬的过程中并没有触及任何物体的表面，因而在经过“火抛光”处理后能保持完美无瑕。
I had not realized how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what is natural to kids, including our core beliefs about their psychological development.
我原来没有意识到，营销趋势是如何深刻地影响着我们对孩子天性的看法，包括我们对他们心理发展的核心信念。
These scholars argue that even in the late nineteenth century, with the government's role in the economy considerably diminished, laissez-faire had not triumphed completely.
这些学者认为，即使在十九世纪后期，随着政府在经济中的作用大大减弱，自由放任政策也没有完全取得胜利。
He had been called to London on business and had not seen the boy for nearly two weeks.
他被派往伦敦出差，近两周没有见到那个男孩了。
It was the first time in years that a Japanese manufacturer had not topped the list for imported vehicles.
这是多年来日本厂商第一次未能位居进口汽车名单榜首。
They had ordered their flight eight months before but, for some reason, had not been able to get seats together.
他们八个月前就订好了机票，但由于某种原因，一直没能订到挨在一起的座位。
From earliest childhood, we are so bound up with our system of numeration that it is a feat of imagination to consider the problems faced by early humans, who had not yet developed this facility.
从幼年初期时起，我们就与我们的计数系统紧密联系在一起，以至于考虑未开发计数能力的早期人类所面临的那些问题，就已经成为了想象力上的一次壮举。
I clearly had not found a way to help classes full of MBAs see that there is more to life than money, power, fame and self-interest.
我显然还没找到方法，让满教室的管理学硕士认识到：除了金钱、权力、名誉和私利，生活中还有更多比这些重要的东西。
We've been discussing films in the 1920s and 30s, and how back then film categories, as we know them today, had not yet been established.
我们一直在讨论20世纪二三十年代的电影，以及当时还未形成的、而如今已被我们熟知的电影类别。
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。
I suddenly realized something that I had not paid attention to before.
我突然意识到一些我以前没有注意到的事情。
Suddenly she looked back and beheld such glory as she had not even seen in her most vivid dream.
突然，她回过头来，看到了她在最生动的梦中也从未见过的辉煌景象。
A seminar leader shared her success story—she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.
研讨会的一位负责人分享了她的成功故事——她不仅减掉了125磅，还为无家可归的儿童筹集了2.5万美元。
If it had not been for the doctor's care I should not be speaking to you now.
要不是医生的照料我现在就不能跟你讲话了。
Meanwhile, Sharon wondered why I had not returned.
与此同时，沙伦对我的不归忧心忡忡。
The lavender had not yet bloomed, but roses were in flower;
薰衣草尚未盛开，但玫瑰已然绽放。
If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
我若不是喜爱你的律法，早就在苦难中灭绝了。
But Einstein solved problems that others had not really understood existed.
而爱因斯坦则解决了其他人完全不知道还存在的问题。
I realized shortly thereafter that she moved me in a way the others had not.
很快我就意识到她以一种与其他人不同的方式打动了我。
If I had not studied English, I would never be here to teach you grammar today.
如果我没有学过英语，我现在就不能在这里教你们语法了。
Without your help (If it had not been for your help), we could not have succeeded.
当初没有您的帮助，我们不可能成功。
If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown.
如果没有安妮·沙利文，海伦·凯勒的名字也许永远不为人知。
Geim said he had not expected the prize and would try not to let the news change his routine.
盖姆说他并没有期待获奖，而且他也不会让这个消息影响他的计划。
Geim said he had not expected the prize and would try not to let the news change his routine.
盖姆说他并没有期待获奖，而且他也不会让这个消息影响他的计划。
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