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If America and Iran are really intent on talking each other into a fight, the rest of the world can do little to prevent it.
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如果美国和伊朗真的要蓄意挑衅起战争,国际社会也没有办法。 |
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If America faces double-digit falls in house prices, the economy, despite looser monetary policy, looks set to be weak.
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如果美国面对超过10%的房价下跌,则虽然有宽松的金融政策,美国经济仍然很弱。 |
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If America is relatively unperturbed by the Russian-Chinese dalliance, that may be because it sees it as fragile.
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假使美国能够相对泰然自若地看待俄中亲密关系,那可能是因为美国认为这种关系是脆弱的。 |
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If America is willing to stay the course for a few more years, success is still possible—though the policy will continue to be costly in American lives and money.
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如果美国愿意在伊拉克坚持几年,成功还是有望的——尽管那将让更多美国人付出身家性命。 |
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If America with more than 140,000 soldiers cannot subdue the Sunni minority, why expect the largely Shia government forces to do better?
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如果超过14万的美军兵力都不能震慑住少数派逊尼派,凭什么期待多数派的什叶派政府会乖乖听话呢? |
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If American Jews worry about assimilation depleting their numbers, so much more do the already less numerous Jews of Europe.
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如果美国犹太人担心同化会减少他们的人数,那么人数更少的欧洲犹太人就更应已经如此了。 |
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If Apocalypto is meant to to show the terminal Classic—the Classic Maya collapse—then it may have looked in a state of disrepair.
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如果《启示》打算展示灭亡的经典-玛雅覆灭的经典-那么它可以看上去年久失修。 |
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If Arthur is a direct descendant of Septimus, his mother or grandmother's age is more of a limiting factor for childbirth than his father.
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如果亚瑟是西帕提姆斯的直系后代,对于生孩子来说,他的母亲或者祖母的年龄是一个更为重要的控制因素。 |
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If Asia is slowing, one obvious stock market casualty will be the technology sector.
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如果亚洲经济增长在减速,股市中一个明显的受损板块就是技术类股。 |
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If Atlantis doesn't lift off by Friday, the shuttle's trip will be postponed until October.
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如果阿特兰蒂斯号周五前不能发射,它将被推迟到十月发射。 |
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If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall.
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如果芭比娃娃做成人样大小,她的三围是39-23-33,7英尺2英寸高。 |