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Tom is the best player in our class, but compared to those players in the school team, he's just a big fish in a little pond.

在我们班汤姆球打得最好，可是跟校队队员相比，他不过是矮个中的高个。

Tom is the best player in our class, but compare to those player in the school team, he's just a big fish in a little pond.

在我们班汤姆球打得最好，可是跟校队队员相比，他不过是矮个中的高个。

Tom is the best player in our class, but compares to those players in the school team, he 's just a big fish in a little pond .

在我们班汤姆球打得最好，可是跟校队队员相比，他不过是矮个中的高个。

Tom is the best player in our class,but compared to those player s in the school team, he's just a big fish in a little pond.

在我们班汤姆球打得最好，可是跟校队队员相比，他不过是矮个中的高个。

Viewed from the perspective of history,life is but a flash in the pan.

从历史的角度视之，生命不过是昙花一现而已。

"But it will simply be a flash in the pan, a brief moment of bliss."

"要知道，也不过是瞬间的繁华，一时的欢乐"

It is simply a matter of course.

这不过是理所当然的事。

"I'm a mere flower."

"我不过是一朵花。"

"I am a mere flower."

"我不过是一朵花。"

That is a mere repetition of what you said before.

那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。