He thought it was only falling leaves at first, so slight and delicate was the sound of it.
起初，他以为那不过是落叶声，因为那声音很轻很细。
The levers and light were set up in exactly the same way except that this time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating which lever to press first.
杠杆和光的设置完全一样，只不过这次只有多莉丝能看到先按哪个杠杆的灯的指示。
It was only an hour or so later that I discovered that my gun was missing.
也就是一个小时左右后，我发现自己的枪不见了。
It was only when he finally drifted off to sleep that the headaches eased.
当他最终慢慢睡着时，头疼才减轻了。
He said he would resign if he didn't get more money, but it was only a bluff.
他说如果不给他加薪他就辞职，但那不过是虚张声势而已。
It was only as she tried for the second time that she realized that there was no dialling tone.
当她第二次拨号时，才意识到没有拨号音。
只有杰西卡一个人。
Although it was only five francs, Vincent was very happy.
虽然只有五法郎，但文森特很高兴。
The mother asked for the price and it was only one dollar.
母亲问了价钱，只要一美元。
Although it was only the world's fourth best team in the last World Cup.
尽管在上届世界杯中，它只是世界排名第四的球队。
It was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.
就在他去世十年前，他决定成为一名艺术家。
It was only after he retired in the mid-1980s that he returned to his books.
直到20世纪80年代中期退休后，他才重新开始读书。
Thinking it was only some common disease, Jack and his wife didn't take the boy to the hospital.
杰克和妻子以为这只是普通疾病，没有送孩子去医院。
It was only when I tried to remove my head that I realized getting out was going to be less straightforward than getting in.
直到我想把头取出来的时候，我才意识到，出来要比进去难得多。
These animals were able to break away from the rope whenever they wanted, but it was only because over time, they believed that it was just impossible.
这些动物可以随时挣脱绳子，但这只是因为随着时间的推移，它们认为这是不可能的。
I climbed to the top of a small rise and realised that the mist was little more than a few feet deep, and though it was only a short climb, I found myself completely above it and looking at a wonderfully clear view of Skiddaw with the sun setting in the west.
我爬到一个小山坡的顶部，发现薄雾只有几英尺深，虽然只是小段的攀登，但我发现自己完全位于雾气的上方，伴着夕阳西下，我看到了斯基多峰非常清晰的景色。
He had shoes on—and it was only Friday.
他还穿着鞋——今天只是星期五。
It was only a dream, and yet I am just as tired as if I really had done everything.
这只是一场梦，可我还是很累，好像我真的把一切都做完了。
If the Cricket's death scared Pinocchio at all, it was only for a very few moments.
如果蟋蟀的死吓着了皮诺乔，那也只是一瞬间的事。
It was only when electric motors became advanced that vacuum cleaners became common.
只有电动机变得先进时，真空吸尘器才会普遍使用。
"It was only a joke," he roared, while she comforted her boys, and Wendy hugged Nana.
“这只是个玩笑。”他咆哮说，而她安慰她的孩子们，温迪拥抱了娜娜。
At the time, it was only an educated guess that this so-called dazzle camouflage would work.
那个时候，炫目伪装能够起作用只是出于一种经验上的判断。
Although it was only three dollars, I couldn't remember anyone doing something so nice for me.
尽管只有3美元，我想不起来有谁为我做过这么好的事。
It was only through God that we stopped at that shop on that day to find that specific bracelet.
只有通过上帝，我们那天才在那家商店停下来，找到了那只特定的手镯。
It was only when the car pulled up in front of our house that we saw Lily in the passenger seat.
直到车停稳在我们家门前时，我们才看到莉莉坐在乘客位置上。
Miss Rottenmeier obeyed the summons with the greatest indignation, for it was only half-past four in the morning.
罗特麦耶小姐非常气愤地听从了召唤，因为此时才凌晨四点半。
It was only after "toddler" became a common shoppers' term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage.
只有在“幼童装”成为一个常见的购物术语之后，它才达到人们广泛接受的程度。
We have a new restaurant and picnic area and the latest thing that we have—and it was only finished last week—is the splash ride.
我们开了一家新餐厅，也开辟了野餐区域，还有我们的最新项目——上周才完工——就是水上摩托。
After this technique had been invented, it was only a matter of time before weapons designers adapted it for the detection of submarines.
"这项技术被发明之后，武器设计者将其改造用来探测潜艇只是时间早晚的问题。
It was only when they shifted their attention from how companies behave to how they think that they began to make sense of their voluminous material.
只有把注意力从公司行为转移到自己怎样想，他们才能开始理解大量的材料。
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