I agreed, but only because I was frightened.

我同意了，但只是因为我受到了恐吓。

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Normally I would refuse out of hand, but only because I am afraid.

通常情况下我会立刻拒绝的，只因为我害怕。

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Punishment might get her to behave, but only because she's afraid not to.

惩罚或许能够让你的孩子规矩点，但是仅仅是因为他们不敢去做了。

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But that is not the only problem. Because of the recession, people are traveling less.

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We get a check for the Cheetos as well, but only because we're trained to believe that one tastes good and the other one doesn't, because in different cultures it would be the reverse.

我们还是选奇多作为食品,但选择的原因仅在于,所受的教育,告诉我们它好吃,而蟑螂不好吃,在不同的文化中情况可能是相反的

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But because you only have a finite number of bits, the takeaway for today is that there's only so much precision.

因为只有有限个比特，今天的重点就是，它就这么点精度。

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Steve Jobs ultimately oversaw the project, but only because it was regarded as highly classified material.

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It was a lovely time, but only because we dodged a bullet days before we left.

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Those days are long gone, but only because the public never really understood the technology.

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