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Things weren't so bad, after all. I was among friends again

情况还不是那么糟糕，毕竟我又回到了朋友当中。

We had a wasted trip—they weren't in.

我们白跑了一趟，他们不在。

The vibes weren't right.

这气氛不对头。

We weren't out to design a contemporary utopia.

我们并不是要设计一个现代乌托邦。

The nuts weren't properly tightened and the wheel came off.

螺母没拧紧，轮子脱落了。

It was a time when people weren't so hung-up about health

那时人们不太关注健康。

When you left our place, you weren't in a fit state to drive.

你离开我们家时已经开不了车了。

I called the police but they weren't very helpful.

我叫了警察，但他们不太肯帮忙。

They weren't always so free with their advice.

他们并不是一直都如此好为人师。

You weren'tso very young when she died; you were old enough to remember.

她去世的时候你不算太年幼，已经能记事了。

We had a wasted trip─they weren't in.

我们白跑了一趟，他们不在。

...restaurants which years ago weren't quite so upmarket as they are today.

现在比几年前已高档得多的餐厅

The kids still weren't full, so I gave them an ice cream each.

孩子们还没有吃饱，所以我给他们每人一份冰激凌。

The old methods weren't adequate to meet current needs

老一套方法已不足以满足当前的需要。

Fairy tales weren't just meant for children

童话故事不仅仅是写给孩子们的。

If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be alive today.

如果不是你，我今天不会还活着。

Weren't you just a weeny bit scared?

难道你就一点儿都不害怕吗？

Nathan's new running shoes weren't broken in correctly.

内森的新跑鞋不太合脚。

Investors weren't concerned about short-term profits over the next few years...

投资者对未来几年里的短期收益并不感兴趣。

They were quite safe because they weren't loaded.

它们挺安全的，因为都没上子弹。

It's a wonder more people weren't hurt.

奇怪的是没有更多的人受到伤害。

They had to repeat the scene because the cameras weren't rolling.

他们只好重新拍摄这个镜头，因为摄影机没有启动。

Rose's stories weren't bad; she had a nice turn of phrase.

罗斯的故事写得不错，她的语言表达形象生动。

These weren't young kids, they were as old as I was

他们不是小孩子，他们跟我一样大。

They weren't always so free with their advice

他们并不是一直都如此好为人师。

'At least we weren't kidnapped.' — 'I'm glad of that,' was the laconic response.

“至少咱们没被绑架。”——“对此我很庆幸，”答复就是这么简短的一句话。

We had a wasted trip ─ they weren't in.

我们白跑了一趟，他们不在。

Investors weren't concerned about short-term profits over the next few years

投资者对未来几年里的短期收益并不感兴趣。

I hope the children weren't too much trouble.

我希望这些孩子没有太烦人。

The people themselves weren't part of the conflict; they were just caught up in it.

那些人本来和这场冲突不相干，他们只是被牵涉进去的。