It may sound boring at first, but it is not and I felt in love with it.
刚开始可能会觉得有些闷，但这本书根本不沉闷，而且我非常喜欢。
In English, there is not a consistent one-to-one match between each written symbol and each distinct spoken sound.
在英语中，每一个书写符号和每一个独特的发音之间不存在固定的一一对应关系。
It is hard to pick up such a book and not to feel a little daunted.
读这样的一本书是很难不略微感到胆怯的。
When US spacewoman Joan Higginbotham is not flying and working in space, she might be found somewhere on earth giving a speech.
当美国女宇航员琼·希金波坦不在太空飞行和工作时，她也许在地球上的某个地方发表演讲。
The mastery-oriented children, on the other hand, think intelligence is not fixed and can be developed through education and hard work.
另一方面，掌控型的孩子认为智力水平并不是固定不变的，人们可以通过接受教育和努力来提高自己的智力。
The state is not a unified and internally coherent entity.
这个国家不是一个内部凝聚的统一体。
It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff.
重要的是准备军事解决途径来证明这并不是虚张声势。
The club is careful not to let the younger players be overexposed, and rarely allows them to be interviewed.
俱乐部不想让年轻队员过度曝光，因而很少允许他们接受采访。
The result is interesting and different, but do not attempt the recipe if time is short.
结果有趣且非同寻常，但如果时间紧张就不要尝试这个食谱。
He is a tough negotiator. We did not expect to find him a pushover and he has not been one.
他是个难缠的谈判者。我们没有期望着能轻易将他说服，而他也证明了这一点。
The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet 'epic'.
这部影片篇幅长，戏剧性强，不过还不能誉为“史诗”。
Although there is no overt hostility, black and white students do not mix much.
虽然没有明显的敌意，但黑人学生和白人学生还是交往不多。
A girl's place is in the home, not gallivanting around and filling her head with nonsense.
女孩就应待在家里，而不该到处闲逛，胡思乱想。
Mo did not want to be ruled by anyone and it is notable that she never allowed the men in her life to eclipse her.
莫不想被任何人管制，很显然，她从不允许她生活中的男性使她黯然失色。
Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. Rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest.
2000万年前，爱达荷州不像现在这样干旱。确切地说，它那时温暖潮湿，生长着茂密的原始森林。
We're only going for half an hour, and you're not going to buy anything. Is that clear?
我们只去半个小时，你不许买任何东西。明白了吗？
However, smell is not simply a biological and psychological phenomenon.
然而，气味不仅仅是一种生理和心理现象。
As long as the humor is on target, does not embarrass others, is not overdone and is not too frequent, it can reflect positively on its author.
只要这种幽默切中要害，不使人尴尬，不过火，也不太频繁，就能对作者产生积极的影响。
The mastery oriented children, on the other hand, think intelligence is not fixed and can be developed through education and hard work.
另一方面，掌握型儿童认为智力不是固定的，可以通过教育和努力来发展。
What it hasn't got is not worth having, and what it doesn't know is not worth knowing.
没拥有的就不值得拥有，不了解的就不值得了解。
80% of wastewater around the world is not treated at all, and it is running into oceans.
世界上80%的废水根本没有得到处理，它们正在流入海洋。
The Fairy is asleep and does not wish to be disturbed.
仙女睡着了，不想被打扰。
She is not hurt, and won't even catch a cold.
她没有伤到，甚至连感冒也不会得。
The park is not far, and we can go there on foot.
公园不远，我们可以步行去。
My dad forgot that here is China, and tipping is not common.
我爸爸忘了这里是中国，而在这里给小费并不常见。
The idea is not to cancel hugs and handshakes.
这个想法并不是说要取消拥抱和握手。
Being culturally sensitive is important. And it is not enough to just know, "People from that country are like this."
对文化敏感是很重要的。仅仅知道“那个国家的人是这样的”是不够的。
And Cinderella is not always a young lady.
灰姑娘也不总是年轻的姑娘。
They are beginning to realize that the world they live in is not always good and safe.
他们开始意识到自己所生活的世界并不总是美好和安全的。
"That notion is not concrete enough, and it blurs two key components of hope," Doctor Snyder said.
“这个概念不够具体。它模糊了希望的两个关键因素。”斯奈德博士说。
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