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adjectiveadverbconjunction She's their only daughter. 她是他们的独生女。 We were the only people there. 我们是唯一在场的人。 His only answer was a grunt. 他唯一的回答就只是哼了一声。 She's the only person for the job. 她是这项工作最合适的人选。 He's party leader in name only. 他只是名义上的政党领袖。 Here he is, the one and only Van Morrison! 他来了，这盖世无双的范 · 莫里森！ I'd love to come—the only thing is I might be late. 我很想去，只不过我可能会迟到。 There are only a limited number of tickets available. 剩下的票数量很有限。 The bar is for members only. 这间酒吧只对会员开放。 You only have to look at her to see she doesn't eat enough. 你只消看一眼就知道她吃得不够多。 Only five people turned up. 只来了五个人。 I agreed, but only because I was frightened. 我当时同意只是因为我很害怕。 Children are admitted only if accompanied by an adult. 儿童必须有成年人陪同方可入场。 Only in Paris do you find bars like this. 只有在巴黎才会看到这样的酒吧。 Only if these conditions are fulfilled can the application proceed to the next stage. 只有这些条件都满足，申请才能进入下一程序。 It was only a suggestion. 这只是个提议罢了。 Don't blame me, I'm only the messenger! 别责怪我，我只不过是个传话的！ He was only teasing you. 他只是逗你玩玩罢了。 She's only 21 and she runs her own business. 她只有 21 岁，就经营起自己的企业了。 It only took a few seconds. 那只需要几秒钟。 It took only a few seconds. 那只需要几秒钟。 We only got here yesterday. 我们昨天才到这里。 (formal) Only then did she realize the stress he was under. 直到那时她才意识到他所承受的压力。 We can only guess what happened. 我们只能猜测发生了什么事。 He could only watch helplessly as the car plunged into the ravine. 他只能眼睁睁地看着汽车冲落峡谷。 I only hope that she never finds out. 我唯有希望永远别被她知道。 If you do that, it will only make matters worse. 如果你那样做，只会乱上加乱。 Trying to reason with him only enrages him even more. 跟他讲理只会使他更加生气。 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。 If only I were rich. 但愿我很富有。 If only I knew her name. 我要是知道她的名字就好了。 If only he'd remembered to send that letter. 要是他没忘记发那封信就好了。 If only I had gone by taxi. 我要是乘出租车去就好了。 He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read. 他不但读了这本书，而且记得所读的内容。 He's only ever had eyes for his wife. 他始终只爱自己的妻子。 We've only just arrived. 我们刚到。 He only just caught the train. 他差点没赶上火车。 I can afford it, but only just. 这东西我刚好买得起。 I was only too pleased to help. 我非常乐意帮忙。 Children can be difficult as we know only too well. 小孩子往往很难对付，对此我们都非常清楚。 Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition/What is more, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.讲两种语言的儿童比只讲一种语言的儿童智商测试得分更高。此外／而且，讲两种语言的儿童似乎在学习第三种甚至第四种语言时觉得更容易。 Learning another language not only improves children’s job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.学习另一种语言不仅可以提升儿童未来的职业前景，而且可以增强他们的自尊心。 Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.教儿童第二语言可以提升他们未来的职业前景。此外，还可以使他们获得更强的自尊心、对其他文化更包容。 Another/One further/One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children’s self-esteem.另一个鼓励双语教育的原因是它能增强儿童的自尊心。 Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.研究表明，讲两种语言的儿童学习其他语言觉得更容易。此外，越来越多的证据表明，讲两种语言的儿童不仅在外语学习上，同时在其他各门学科的学习上都表现得更好。 His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.他认为双语教育会使儿童感到迷惑的说法几乎是没有依据的。况且，他仅有的证据也是有严重缺陷的。 Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.研究已经表明，接触第二语言不会妨碍第一语言的发展。而且，没有证据支持双语教育使儿童感到迷惑这种说法。 I'd love to come, only I have to work. 我很想去，但是我要上班。 It tastes like chicken, only stronger. 这东西尝起来像鸡肉，只是味道浓一点。 |