If they have a plan for three movies, and the first one comes out and flops, they may not make the second; it is not very stable.

例如他们有一个制作三部电影的计划，如果第一部电影出来时收益不好的话，他们可能不会制作第二部，工作室的项目不是很稳定。

youdao

If not for the message (this was about John Lennon's son), then for the memory you have of the very first time you heard this song.

如果没有这条消息(这是关于约翰·列侬儿子的)，在你的记忆中可能最先听到的是这首歌。

youdao

But first let's worry about the point that I was emphasizing earlier, namely, even if the soul is not very much like harmony, so what?

但首先让我们探讨一下，我之前强调的那一点，那就是即使灵魂和和声大为不同，那又如何？

youdao

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