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I always thought of London as a foggy and conservative city with long history.

以前，我总以为伦敦不过是一个多雾而传统的城市，历史悠久。

Communism was a fool's errand.

所谓共产主义不过是傻瓜干的事

Any promises he made about sucess is nothing but the Fool's Gold.

任何其他关于成功的许诺都不过是愚人金。

Before the news reached their ears that their treasure was worthless "fool's gold," disease, starvation, and misadventure had taken a heavy toll: 67 of the original 105 Jamestown settlers died in the first year.

结果，还未等听到他们的财宝不过是些不值钱的"假金子"的坏消息，饥饿、疾病、灾难就使一大批人命丧黄泉。詹姆斯顿殖民地最早的105个拓居者在第一年里竟死去了67人。

He relocated his store to what used to be his warehouse -- a hole in a wall, under a footbridge.

他后来把店挪到了原来做仓库的地方，那不过是过街天桥下面的一个墙洞。

In a few years of recent, this company is a footnote nevertheless.

在最近的几年里，这家公司不过是一个脚注。

It has been said that all philosophy is a footnote to Pla to .

有人说过一切哲学都不过是柏拉图哲学的一个脚注而已。

It has been said that all philosophy is a footnote to Plato.

有人说过一切哲学都不过是柏拉图哲学的一个脚注而已。

What we do today is a foretaste of what is to come.

今日我们的赞美不过是将来的品尝而已。

This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year

这不过是以后每年还要递给我们的苦杯的第一口，第一次尝尝味道罢了。

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。