On reading the report he is supposed to have said, “I would more easily believe that two Yankee professors would lie than that stones would fall from heaven.”
在读到报告的时候,他曾说道:“比起相信石头会从天外飞来,我更相信两个北佬教授会撒谎。”
"I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions."—"I think you've hit the nail on the head."
“我认为如果人们有好的条件,就会使其更有教养一点。”—“我想你说到点子上了。”
When I faced difficult work, like thinking through an article idea or editing the same draft for the hundredth time, for example, a more sinister screen would draw me in.
当我面对困难的工作时,比如思考一篇文章的构思,或者第一百次编辑同样的草稿时,一个更罪恶的屏幕会吸引我。
Were I a Kuwaiti woman wielding a ballot, I would have been a clearer and more present danger.
如果我是一名挥舞着选票的科威特妇女,我就会是一个更清楚和更现实的危险。
If I couldn't draw any more, it would be like someone took away my voice.
如果我不能再画画了,这就像有人夺走了我的声音。
So, in the end I decided to choose English which was my second favourite subject and I thought it would be more useful to me than studying anything else.
所以,最后我决定选择英语,这是我第二喜欢的科目,我认为它比学习其他任何东西更有用。
If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.
要是我年轻点儿或幼稚点儿,这批评可能已经把我毁了。
On a more personal level, I would like to thank Jean for all the help she has given me.
从较为个人的角度我愿感谢琼给予我的一切帮助。
It would be lovely to get more hand-written letters from friends and family rather than just e-mails, I think.
我想,如果能收到更多来自朋友和家人的手写信件,而不仅仅是电子邮件,那该多好啊。
I suggest that you get on the computer and learn more about the accounting companies in particular that would be attending.
我建议你上网多了解一些会计公司的情况,尤其是那些将要来参加的。
If my car had been more reliable, I would have driven to Lhasa instead of flying last summer.
如果我的车更可靠点,去年夏天我就会开车去拉萨而不是乘飞机去。
I would go to more dances, I would ride more horse and I would pick more daisies.
我会去参加更多的舞会;我会去骑更多的马;我会去摘更多的雏菊。
The more I read and discussed these practices, the more I realized this would help not only our budget but also our health.
我对这些惯例阅读和讨论得越多,就越意识到这样做不仅有助于我们的预算,也有助于我们的健康。
"I would like to have seen more protection for coral reefs," says Terry Hughes, director of the Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Queensland.
“我希望珊瑚礁能得到更多保护。”昆士兰州詹姆斯·库克大学珊瑚礁卓越研究中心主任特里·休斯说。
It's about loving someone more than words can say, and I wish that it would never end.
这是爱一个人,无法用言语表达,我希望这永远不会结束。
"I would think that it makes them better people, more critical, just wiser in general," he said.
“我认为这会让他们成为更好的人,更具批判性,总的来说更明智。”他说道。
I mean, isn't it more sensible to think that a smaller heavenly body would orbit a larger one, rather than the opposite?
我的意思是,如果一个更小的天体会绕一个更大的天体运行,而不是大的围着小的转,不是更合理吗?
If I succeeded in managing one, I would open more.
如果我能成功管理好一家,我就会开更多。
I expected to hear his words that I would become more skilled with practice on stage.
我希望听到他说,通过在舞台上的练习我会变得更熟练。
"Although the job is challenging, risky and dangerous, there is nothing more I would rather do," Jing Haipeng, 50, who is commander of this mission, told reporters.
50岁的景海鹏是这项任务的指挥官,他告诉记者:“虽然这项工作具有挑战性、风险性和危险性,但我没有其他更愿意做的事了。”
I was certain that everyone would see me as nothing more than "the short girl".
我敢肯定,大家只会把我看作“矮个子女孩”。
I would like to suggest that everyone should do more reading of good books, especially read Chinese classic novels every day so that we can spread our Chinese traditional culture to the world.
我想建议每个人都应该多读好书,特别是每天读中国经典小说,这样我们就可以把我们的中国传统文化传播到世界。
I won't be able to visit you any more, but would it be too much to ask if you could come and visit me once in a while?
我不能再来看你了,但是如果这个要求不过分的话,你能偶尔来看看我吗?
Walking around the park would take more time, and it was raining so hard that I couldn't even see clearly what was right before me.
绕着公园走会花费更多时间,而且雨下得很大,我甚至看不起眼前是什么。
I kept thinking that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to trust others more, like the young blind street seller.
我一直在想,如果我们都能学会更多地信任他人,就像那个年轻的盲人街头小贩一样,世界会变得更好。
You can say something like, "I remember you said something very interesting yesterday and wanted to talk about it some more, but I'm new here and don't remember your name yet. Would you mind telling me again?"
你可以这样说:“我记得你昨天说了一些有趣的事情,还想多谈谈,但我是新来的,还不记得你的名字。你介意再告诉我一遍吗?”
If you could stop on for more days I would introduce you to the famous writer.
如果你能多呆几天,我就能把你介绍给著名的作家了。
It’s hard to say whether there’s a feedback loophere: if I worked in a larger library would I browse more?
很难说这是不是一个反馈循环,如果我在更大的图书馆工作,我是不是会借更多新书呢?
I would have liked more elaboration on how to relax on the day of the speech, but I found the preparation suggestions most helpful.
尽管如此,我还是认为,你针对演讲准备的建议很有帮助,你可以想想你个人经历里喜欢的部分,然后想想可以如何改进。
I would be more inclined to say Tim's definition of work is more synonymous with a chore.
我更倾向于说提姆给工作下的这个定义是苦差事的代名词。
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