His horse would have ran off, if a shepherd who was coming by, driving a cow, had not stopped it.

如果不是赶着牛的农夫拦住了马，他的马早就跑掉了。

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"O, we're not off yet, if that's what you mean," replied the first swallow.

“啊，如果你是这个意思的话，我们还没有走呢。”第一只燕子回答说。

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Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew.

因此，自己动手做（DIY）可以给我们带来乐趣，帮助我们省钱，但如果我们不自量力，它并不总是像想象的那么容易。

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If that is not possible, then clean off the equipment and your shoes when leaving.

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And you're not counted off for errors that you make in writing, either, if you're writing in French; and it really rocks, trust me.

你在写作里有错,也不会扣分的,如果你用法语写的话,而且这么着可带劲了,真的

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If the other guy doesn't tidy up, you're best off not tidying up either, because the last thing you want is to be tidying up for the other guy.

如果别人不打扫,你最好也别打扫,因为你最不想干的事,就是为别人打扫卫生

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So this tech, if it works, is still years, if not decades off.

FORBES: Solar Power Without Solar Cells?

In other words, Niagara Falls, if not turned off and on like a faucet, is turned up and down like a fancy massaging showerhead.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Inventing Niagara'

Emanuel called immigration the new "third rail" of American politics, and he thought it belonged on the back burner, if not completely off the stove.

CNN: Commentary: Time for immigration reform is now