The next best thing to flying is gliding.

仅次于飞行的事就是滑翔。

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It's the best thing that has ever happened to me.

这是我所遇到的最好的事。

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This is the best thing you've ever done – I am so happy for you!

这是你做过的最好的事–我真为你高兴！

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

But if irrigation fails, the best thing to do is to go to a health careprovider for professional assistance.

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But rather, the best thing I suppose would be to be able to live as long as you wanted.

我想最好的情况,是想活多久就能活多久。

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I mean the best thing you can do is just go in there and hope that they like you.

我的意思是，你能做的最好的事情就是去那儿，然后希望他们会喜欢你。

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The American version makes business success the next best thing to fraternalism and solidarity.

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They can't pay players, so they choose the next best thing: shiny facilities to lure them.

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"We've been the best thing at Thor, " claims Keystone founder and now Thor director H.

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