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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔FAIL〕Try changing the spark plugs, but if that fails take the car to a mechanic. 试试换火花塞，如果还不行就把车给技师去修。朗文写作活用〔IF〕Your car should be ready by 12 o'clock, but if not I'll let you know. 你的车应当在12点以前修好，可如果没修好我就通知你。朗文写作活用〔INTERESTED〕I can't remember the name of the book, but if you're interested I can find out. 我记不起书名了，不过你要是感兴趣的话，我可以找出来。朗文写作活用〔NOW〕Payday is not until next week, but if you need any money in the meanwhile, let me know. 下个星期才是发薪日，这期间你需要钱的话就跟我说。朗文写作活用〔PRACTISE/PRACTICE〕Learning another language is never easy, but if you work at it you'll soon get results. 学习外语决不是件容易的事，但如果你努力钻研，很快就会有收效的。朗文写作活用〔PROBLEM〕I'm in an impossible position -- if I criticize him he may resign, but if I don't he'll end up ruining the whole project. 我处于极窘迫的境地如果我批评他，他也许会辞职；如果我不说，他最终会毁了整个计划。朗文写作活用〔PROBLEM〕It's a no-win situation -- if I tell him, he'll be upset, but if I don't he'll be mad at me for not telling him. 真叫人没有办法—如果我告诉他，他会不高兴，但如果我不告诉他，他又会因为我对他隐瞒而火冒三丈。朗文写作活用〔REPEAT〕Elmer seems pretty alert, but if you spend much time with him he starts to repeat himself. 埃尔默看上去很机敏，不过你要是和他一起时间久了，他就开始说话重复了。朗文写作活用〔VC〕They can have the most unique idea but if the VC is not comfortable with the team, it's not going to work.他们可以有最独特的想法，但如果副主席对该队不满意，那怎样都行不通。柯林斯高阶〔a horse of a different color〕That's what we'll do when he gets here. But if he doesn't show up…well, that's a horse of a different color.他来，我们就这么干。但如果他不来，那就另当别论了。韦氏高阶〔advertise〕There's no harm in applying for other jobs, but if I were you, I wouldn't advertise the fact (= make it generally known) at work.去应聘其他的工作没有害处。但如果是我的话，我就不会在上班时张扬这件事。剑桥高阶〔be riding for a fall〕They're feeling pretty confident now, but if you ask me, they're riding for a fall.他们现在感觉蛮有信心，但要让我说，他们是在走向失败。韦氏高阶〔cap〕I didn't actually say that you were lazy, but if the cap fits… 我并没有真的说你懒，但有则改之…牛津高阶〔cap〕I'm naming no names, but if the cap fits … .我不指名道姓, 但是如果谁能对号入座……外研社新世纪〔churn〕I don't enjoy having a churning stomach but if you are going to win tournaments, you must go through it.我并不喜欢胃里翻江倒海的，但是要想赢得锦标赛，就得闯过这一关。柯林斯高阶〔eat your words〕They promised success, but if things don't get better soon, they may have to eat their words.他们曾保证成功，但如果情况不能很快好转，他们或许只能认错了。韦氏高阶〔gut〕You can bust a gut sixteen hours a day, seven days a week, but if your product is lousy, you've wasted your time.你可以一周7天、一天16小时地拼命劳作，但是如果产品质量低劣，你就白费时间了。柯林斯高阶〔gut〕You can bust a gut sixteen hours a day, seven days a week, but if your product is lousy, you've wasted your time.你可以玩命地工作, 一天十六小时、一周七天, 但是如果产品很糟, 就是浪费时间。外研社新世纪〔hasten〕But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country.但是如果他这样做，就有可能加速自己国家的崩溃。柯林斯高阶〔hem in〕But if the town sheltered her as a girl, it hemmed her in as a young woman.小时候, 小镇庇护她, 现在她长大成人, 小镇却限制了她。外研社新世纪〔if the worst comes to the worst〕We should be in when you arrive, but if the worst comes to the worst, the neighbours have a spare key and will let you into the house.你到的时候我们应该在家，万一不在，邻居家还有一把备用钥匙，能让你进屋。剑桥高阶〔if〕But if I can interrupt, Joe, I don't think anybody here is personally blaming the Germans.但是请允许我打断一下，乔,我认为在场的任何人都没有谴责德国人的意思。柯林斯高阶〔luck〕It's not something I would care to try myself but if she wants to, good luck to her.这件事我自己是不想做的，但如果她想试一试，祝愿她成功。牛津高阶〔make it〕It's tough to succeed in this business, but if you work hard I know you'll make it eventually.干这一行很难成功，但是如果你努力，我相信你最终会成功的。韦氏高阶〔pain〕The medication may upset your stomach but if you experience acute abdominal pain call your doctor.这种药可能引起肠胃不适，但是如果你感觉腹部剧烈疼痛，就打电话给医生。韦氏高阶〔pull together〕We don't have much time but if we all pull together we should get the job done.我们没有多少时间了，但如果齐心协力的话应该能完成任务。剑桥高阶〔read between the lines〕Her letter seemed pretty cheerful, but if you read between the lines, you can tell that she's not really happy.从她的来信看，似乎她相当开心，但从字里行间你可以看出她并不是真的快乐。韦氏高阶〔sit〕Life would continue to be hard but if they sat tight and trusted him things would get better.生活依然会很艰辛，但是如果他们能静观其变，并且信任他，一切会慢慢好起来的。柯林斯高阶〔social inclusion〕This will cost money, but if social inclusion is to succeed, it must be spent.这是需要花钱的，但是要想社会融入行动取得成功，这笔钱就必须得花。柯林斯高阶〔stay with〕I know the work is hard, but if you just stay with it for a while longer, it'll be done.我知道这活儿不容易，但如果你再坚持一会儿，就能完成。韦氏高阶〔stick with it〕Things are hard at the moment, but if we stick with it, they are bound to get better.目前情况困难，但如果我们坚持下去的话，肯定会有所好转的。剑桥高阶〔sucker〕If you tell those folks the truth, they won't vote for you. But if you sucker them, they'll vote for you twice over.如果你跟这些人讲真话, 他们是不会选你的。但是如果你哄骗他们, 他们就会不止一次推举你。外研社新世纪〔tough sth out〕It's a difficult situation, but if we can just tough it out, things are bound to get better soon.处境的确很艰难，但如果我们能挺过去，情况很快就会好转的。剑桥高阶〔wipe that/the smile/smirk/grin off someone's face〕He thinks he's won, but if I get my hands on him, I'll wipe that smile off his face! 他觉着自己获胜了，但如果我来对付他的话，他就不会这么得意了！韦氏高阶But if Karl Walker was not the murderer, nor an accessory to the murder, clearly he should not be in prison.但是如果卡尔·沃克既不是凶手，也不是帮凶的话，显然他不应该被监禁。剑桥国际Fine, so you've got a lot of work to do, but if you keep burning the candle at both ends you'll make yourself ill.好吧，你有许多工作要做，但如果劳累过度的话，会生病的。剑桥国际I don't support the death penalty, but if people are to be executed, it should be done humanely.我不赞成死刑，但如果要执行死刑，犯人应少受痛苦。剑桥国际I know things are difficult at the moment, but if we just stick it out, I'm sure everything will be OK in the end.我知道现在事情很困难，但如果我们坚持到底的话，我肯定最后一切都会好的。剑桥国际If a man sleeps with a lot of women he's called a stud, but if a woman sleeps with a lot of men she's called a slut.如果男人同许多女人睡觉，他被称为淫乱分子; 而如果女人同许多男人睡觉，她被称作荡妇。剑桥国际It might be his first offence but if people like him go unpunished it sets a bad example to others.那可能是他第一次犯法, 但如果人们让他不受惩罚, 那会给其他人树立一个不良的榜样。剑桥国际It might take a while, but if you keep trying you'll find a job eventually.那也许要花点时间, 但如果你继续努力的话, 你最终会找到一份工作的。剑桥国际It seems paradoxical to me, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it does seem to cool you down.对我来说似乎很矛盾，但是你要是喝一杯热茶的话，它似乎的确会让你凉快起来。剑桥国际It seems very unlikely to happen, but if it should, we need to be well-prepared.看上去这似乎不会发生，但万一发生的话，我们必须有充分准备。剑桥国际She may be of high social standing, but if she's committed a crime, she will be subject to the law like everyone else.她可能社会地位很高，但如果犯罪的话，会和别人一样受到法律制裁。剑桥国际That green skirt is a snug fit now but if I put on any weight I'll never be able to get into it.这条绿裙子目前来说是紧身合适的,但如果我增加一点体重就再也穿不上了。剑桥国际The occasional mistake doesn't matter, but if you get it consistently wrong you're in trouble.偶然出错并不要紧，但你要是一直出错，你就有问题了。剑桥国际There isn't much time to get the display ready, but if we all pull together we should finish it by the end of this week.没有多少时间准备展览了，可如果我们齐心协力，应当能在周末结束。剑桥国际There's no harm in applying for other jobs, but if I were you, I wouldn't advertise the fact (=make it generally known) at work.应聘其他工作没有害处，但如果我是你，我不会在上班时大肆宣扬这件事。剑桥国际Things are difficult at the moment, but if we stick with it (= continue despite difficulties), they are bound to get better.现在是有些困难，但如果我们坚持的话，肯定会有所好转的。剑桥国际We should be in when you arrive, but if the worst comes to the worst, the neighbours have a spare key and will let you into our house.你到的时候我们应该是在家里，但万一出现最坏的情况，邻居那里有一把备用钥匙，会让你进到我们家里来。剑桥国际 |
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