All these events must be considered against the backcloth of a religious conflict.

It was a difficult time, but all's well that ends well. 那是一段困难时期，但结果好就一切都好。

He was expecting to have completed his training by now. As it is, he's only halfway through it. 他本指望现在完成培训。实际情况是他只完成了一半。

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The US military is in effective control of the entire region. 美国军方实际上控制着整个地区。

With Australia 24 points ahead at half-time, the game was effectively over. 半场时澳大利亚就领先了24分，比赛实际上已经结束了。

He's determined to prove his innocence, even if he has to go to the highest court in the land. 即使要上国家的最高法院，他也决意要证明自己的清白。

Her work brings her face to face with human suffering. 她的工作使她不得不直接面对人类的苦难。

The battle is far from over. 战斗还远远没到结束的时候。

Since that fateful day her life had not been worth living. 自从那个灾难性的日子以后，她的生活就失去了意义。

Either method you use will, for all practical purposes, have the same result. 实际上这两种方法有异曲同工的效果。

If your idea of a camping trip is a leaky tent and cold baked beans, forget it! 你要是认为野营旅行就是漏雨的帐篷加上冷冰冰的烤豆子，那可就全错了！

If it were not for the fact that he is my father, I'd accuse him in public. 要不是因为他是我父亲，我会公开指责他。

If the worst comes to the worst, we'll cancel the lecture. 如果遇上最坏的情况，我们就取消演讲。

If the occasion arises, I'll ask for your help. 如果有事我会请你帮忙的。

Traffic may be bad, but in any case we'll be there in time for dinner. 交通可能不好，但无论如何，我们都会准时赴宴。

In a perfect world, each patient would see their doctor daily, but we just don't have the resources. 理想的状态是，每个病人每天都可以和医生会面，但我们就是没有这样的资源。

The ship may have been fired on, or it may have sunk as the result of an accident. In either event, no survivors were found.

Reports put the death toll at 50, when in reality it was closer to 200. 报告上说死亡人数是50人，而实际上已接近200人。

Wouldn't you do the same if you were in Bill's place? 如果你处在比尔的位置上，你难道不会做同样的事情吗？

What would you do if you were in my shoes? 如果你处于我的处境，你会怎么办？

In the event of a crash, these added safety features may be lifesavers. 万一撞车，这些附加的安全装置可能就会起到救生的作用。

Sam began to realize he had no place in Maria's scheme of things. 萨姆开始意识到他在玛丽亚的生活格局中没有地位。

Things are getting to the point where we can't stand to be in the same room. 事情糟到了我们不能共处一室的程度。

I hate it when people talk about me behind my back. 我讨厌人们在背后议论我。

We're gaining new customers month by month. 我们每月都在赢得新客户。

The media are trying to keep the issue on the boil. 媒体在试图让这个问题保持热度。

He looked uncomfortable on the other side of the fence from his former colleagues.

It was a pretty good conference on the whole. 总的说来，这是一次很成功的会议。

You could drive across France, or else fly to Geneva and hire a car. 你可以开车穿越法国，不然就坐飞机去日内瓦，然后租辆汽车。

The Seychelles are what most people think of as an island paradise. 塞舌尔群岛是大多数人心中的乐土。

With 30 bookshops in the city centre alone, Zurich is a book lover's paradise. 单就市中心有30家书店这一点来看，苏黎世就称得上是爱书者的天堂。

Travellers should practise an appropriate level of situational awareness so they can see trouble developing.

It's not like Sara to be so rude. Something must be up. 如此无礼不像是萨拉的为人，一定是出什么事了。

There was nothing for it but to run away. 除了逃走之外已别无他法。

The problem is not unique to British students. 这种问题不只是英国学生才有。

Some important issues remained unsettled after the peace talks. 和谈之后一些重要的问题仍未得到解决。

an unsteady voice 颤抖的声音

unsustainable economic growth 未能持续的经济增长

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You don't look well. Is anything wrong? 你脸色很难看，哪儿不舒服吗？