He had tasted freedom only to lose it again.

他刚尝到了自由的甜头，却又失去了。

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What I am saying applies only to some of you.

我所说的只涉及你们中的一些人。

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She turned up the driveway, only to find her way blocked.

她开上自家车道，不料发现路已被堵。

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She exhibited her art in Chicago, only to lose them all in the Great Chicago Fire of eighteen seventy-one.

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With any innovation, it's important not only to launch it properly but also to consider how to sustain it over time.

对于任何发明，重要的不仅仅是,正确的使用它，还要考虑,怎样维护它。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

And I think there was a time when that sense of dominion was used as justification for using those resources only to serve human needs.

我想，有一段时间里，这种统治感,被人们当做使用资源的借口,仅仅为了满足人类的需求。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

The Yankees rallied to the ninth last night only to lose to Toronto in the 14th.

NPR: Giants Say Goodbye to Bonds

The philanthropy card is used only to trump the competition, not as a chief selling point.

FORBES: The Profit Givers

Sony engineers invented Betamax, only to see the cheaper VHS become the standard for videocassette recorders.

FORBES: It Takes a Crisis