It would be a pity to retard our development by holding back those people who are gifted enough to work and play well with less than the average amount of sleep, if indeed it does them no harm.

限制那些有足够天赋、即使睡眠少于平均值却能很好地工作和娱乐的人会阻碍我们的发展，这将是一件憾事，如果这确实对他们没有害处的话。

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Since the sea-ice area looks likely to go on shrinking, such a link, if indeed it exists, would probably mean more cold winters in Britain and much of Europe.

随着极地冰川的持续减少，如果这种联系确实存在，那么这将意味着在英国，以及欧洲的大部分地区，寒冷的冬天将会越来越多。

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I knew none of this—if indeed I know any of it now and am not just making patterns in the air, but as I thought back then on what had excited me, the excitement came back.

我对此一窍不通——如果我确实懂得点的话，就不会凭空乱想一气，但当我回想当时使我兴奋不已的事情时，那令人激动的心情便油然而生。

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Cordesman points out that Iran's constitution, if followed properly, provides a means of change and reform, if indeed parties are willing to work within its structure.

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It gets in the way of arriving too quickly at meaning, if indeed one arrives at meaning at all.

当你想理解含义时却偏不让你迅速理解，前提是你真的理解了。

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Indeed, who was one the heroines of the Battle of Jericho, if not a Canaanite woman, a prostitute no less, named Rahab.

事实上，她是耶利哥之役的一位女英雄，如果不是迦南妇女，是妓女或者更甚，叫哈布。

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Stunned beyond belief, he tries to find out if indeed the man is still alive and why.

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And if indeed Proton has identified a new market, its rivals will surely soon be on the scene.

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For that matter, the next Xbox, if indeed it launches this fall, will also be hard to find.

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