Was it not the fate intended thee?

这不是命中注定的吗？

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Was it not brave of Wendy?

温迪难道不是很勇敢吗？

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Arrows would continue to fly forward forever in a straight line were it not for gravity, which brings them down to earth.

要不是重力使箭掉落地上，它将会一直沿直线往前飞行。

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Many of these late nineteenth century houses would not have been built had it not been for a major tragedy.

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It not only does something, as we'll see, it also gets something and it has to hand it back to me.

它不仅要做好自己的本分工作，还要将获取到的值返还给我们。

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Were it not better done as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, ? Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair?

为何不像他人一样，在树荫下玩弄喇叭花，或是尼哀若的发卷？

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It not only puts them in harm's way, but it adds to the congestion.

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But then I realized that a blog, by definition, is inherently self-indulgent, is it not?

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LimeWire admonishes the kids using it not to do anything bad, like copying a copyrighted file.

FORBES: Steal This File