I didn't really tell anyone I was a vegetarian unless it was necessary, such as when they were making me dinner, or we if were going out for one.
除非是必要时,例如他们在为我做饭,或我们要出去吃时,我不会告诉任何人我是个素食主义者。
They don't just listen sympathetically, they wade in with remarks like, "If I were you..."
他们不仅同情地倾听着,还不时地插话说,“如果我是你的话…”。
If I were you I would simply ring your friend's doorbell and ask for your bike back.
如果我是你,我会按你朋友的门铃,索回自己的自行车。
If mistakes occurred, they were assumed to be the fault of the commander on the spot.
如果出现了错误,它们就被以为是现场指挥官的错。
If I were in your shoes, I'd resign immediately.
要是我处在你的地位,我就立刻辞职。
If hugs were leaves, I'd give you a tree.
如果拥抱是树叶,我愿给你一整棵树。
If they were shadows of the planets, they would be circular, right?
如果它们是行星的影子,它们就会是圆形的,对吧?
Uh-hum, if I were hired, how many accounts would I be handling?
嗯哼,如果我被录用了,我要管理多少个账户?
You look into other people's eyes as if they were mirrors. If they appreciate you and applaud you, you will feel good.
你注视着其他人的眼睛,好像他们是镜子。如果他们欣赏你,为你鼓掌,你感觉才会良好。
If everyone were gooey and lovey-dovey, it would be an obnoxious world.
如果每个人都过分多愁善感、情意绵绵,这将是一个令人讨厌的世界。
He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited.
他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
America might sell more cars to the islands if they were made with the steering wheel on the right.
如果把方向盘装在右侧,美国有可能在这些岛屿销售更多的车辆。
He told a diplomat that he might withdraw if he were allowed to keep part of a disputed oil field.
他对一名外交官说,如果允许他保留一个有争议的油田的一部分,他可能会撤出。
But the likelihood is that people would be willing to pay if they were certain that their money was going to a good cause.
但有可能的是,如果人们确信自己的钱将用于善事,他们会愿意出钱的。
Retrospectively, it seems as if they probably were negligent.
回想起来,似乎他们可能是疏忽了。
He talked of other cultures as if they were more familiar to him than his own.
他谈起其他文化就像它们对于他比他自己的文化还熟悉。
Every time she consulted her watch, she wondered if the batteries were wearing out.
每次看手表的时候,她都会想是不是电池没电了。
If the Republicans were to say "no dice," the Democrats would think they have a campaign issue.
如果共和党说“不行”,民主党就会认为这正好可以在竞选上大做文章。
The earth would be a frozen ball if it were not for the radiant heat of the sun.
要是没有太阳的辐射热,地球将会是一个冰冻的球体。
David made a gesture, spreading out his hands as if he were showing that he had no explanation to make.
大卫做了个手势,双手一摊,似乎表示他没有什么可解释的。
Her servants were similarly, if less ostentatiously attired.
她的仆人们穿着相似,只是没那么华丽耀眼。
Her eyes were unfocused, as if she were staring inside at her memories of the day.
她目光茫然,仿佛望向她对那天的回忆的深处。
He was in his office, battering the keyboard of his computer as if it were an old manual typewriter.
他在办公室重重地敲打着他的计算机键盘,好像在用一部老式的手动打字机。
If they were blooming with confidence they wouldn't need me.
他们要是精力旺盛、信心十足,就不需要我了。
If I were asked to work on Sundays, I should resign.
要是叫我星期天加班,我就辞职不干了。
My father smiled too, as if we were discussing pastry.
父亲也笑了笑,好像我们在讨论油酥点心。
She looked at me as if I were the wicked stepmother.
她用那种眼神看着我,好像我是邪恶的后妈一样。
Shall we sway backward and forward, Mary, as if we were dervishes?
玛丽,我们要不要前后晃来晃去,就好像我们是托钵僧似的?
If there were a change in family circumstances, I'd be a long way from home.
如果家庭环境发生了变化,我就会远离家乡。
He looked at me as if I were a simpleton.
他看着我,好像我是个傻子。
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