It would have been a beautiful thing to hide in, if it had not had so much water in it.

这个水壶本来是个最合适的藏身之所，要是里面没有那么多水的话。

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If it had not been for a very lucky chance, he probably would have had to stay there longer.

如果不是因为一个非常幸运的机会，他可能会不得不在那里待得更久。

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It was not, she knew, that night had come, but something as dark as night had come.

她知道，不是黑夜来了，而是某种像黑夜一样漆黑的东西来了。

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Lincoln had said he opposed the decision, because it did not permit Negroes to enjoy the rights of citizenship.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

It's not a simple matter. Imagine what it would be like if you had to learn about sixty such things?

绝不是个简单的事,想象一下如果你得学,六十个字母会是什么状况

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

As I say, the syllabuses should be accessible on the Classsv2 server; however, I've had problems with that in the past and you should please let me know if it's not.

你们可以在2号课程服务器上下载大纲;,不过我曾经下载不了,如果现在还不能下的话，一定要告诉我。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

The hospital said it had not had any cases of Legionnaire's Disease since 2011.

BBC: Legionella bacteria

The abbey has been closed to visitors since the restoration began, but the council said it had not had any adverse effect on the number of visitors to the gardens, which remain open.

BBC: Torre Abbey

The North has tested both nuclear weapons and missiles, but it had been thought it had not yet developed a device small enough to be a viable and deliverable weapon.

BBC: North Korea: US urges China to rein in Pyongyang