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1701. 我们不能只是问人们他们想要什么，做他们告诉我们的事情。

      wǒ​men bù​néng zhǐ​shì wèn rén​men tā​men xiǎng​yào shén​me, zuò tā​men gào​sù wǒ​men de shì​qing.

      We can’t just ask people what they want and do what they tell us.

      Source: CCMatrix

1702. 从那时候开始，我只是想成为一名动物学家或海洋生物学家。

      cóng nà​shí​hou kāi​shǐ, wǒ zhǐ​shì xiǎng chéng​wéi yī​míng dòng​wù​xué​jiā huò hǎi​yáng shēng​wù xué​jiā.

      From then on I just wanted to be a zoologist or a marine biologist.

      Source: CCMatrix

1703. 有时人们购买鲜花没有理由，只是想表达自己的爱情或友谊。

      yǒu​shí rén​men gòu​mǎi xiān​huā méi​yǒu lǐ​yóu, zhǐ​shì xiǎng biǎo​dá zì​jǐ de ài​qíng huò yǒu​yì.

      Sometimes people buy flowers for no reason and just want to express their love or friendship.

      Source: CCMatrix

1704. 起初，你哥哥的新发明似乎只是他惊人的天才的另一个例子。

      qǐ​chū, nǐ gē​ge de xīn fā​míng sì​hū zhǐ​shì tā jīng​rén de tiān​cái de lìng yī ge lì​zi.

      At first, your brother's new invention just seemed like another example of his amazing genius.

      Source: CCMatrix

1705. 我并不是在抱怨，只是想强调这个话题已经变得多么情绪化。

      wǒ bìng​bù​shì zài bào​yuàn, zhǐ​shì xiǎng qiáng​diào zhè​ge huà​tí yǐ​jing biàn​de duō​me qíng​xù​huà.

      I’m not bringing this up to complain, just to highlight how emotionally charged the topic has become.

      Source: CCMatrix

1706. 放松可以包括做一些你喜欢的事情，或者只是独自一个人呆着。

      fàng​sōng kě​yǐ bāo​kuò zuò yī​xiē nǐ xǐ​huan de shì​qing, huò​zhě zhǐ​shì dú​zì yí​ge​rén dāi zhe.

      Relaxation can involve doing something that you enjoy, or just being by yourself.

      Source: CCMatrix

1707. 他热切希望告诉我故事的全部，而不仅仅只是一个悲伤的章节。

      tā rè​qiè xī​wàng gào​sù wǒ gù​shi de quán​bù, ér bù​jǐn​jǐn zhǐ​shì yī​ge bēi​shāng de zhāng​jié.

      He was eager to tell me his whole story, not just one sad chapter.

      Source: CCMatrix

1708. 每个营地本身就是一个美丽的目的地；不只是达到目的的方法。

      měi​gè yíng​dì běn​shēn jiù​shì yī​ge měi​lì de mù​dì​dì; bù zhǐ​shì dá dào mù​dì de fāng​fǎ.

      Each campsite is a beautiful destination in itself; not simply a means to an end.

      Source: CCMatrix

1709. 您应该每六到八周修剪一次头发，即使只是轻度修剪也是如此。

      nín yīng​gāi měi liù dào bā zhōu xiū​jiǎn yī​cì tóu​fa, jí​shǐ zhǐ​shì qīng​dù xiū​jiǎn yě​shì rú​cǐ.

      You should trim your hair every six to eight weeks, even if it’s just a light trim.

      Source: CCMatrix

1710. 人们在受到时间重压的时候不是工作得更好，只是工作得更快。

      rén​men zài shòu dào shí​jiān zhòng​yā de shí​hou bù​shì gōng​zuò de gèng​hǎo, zhǐ​shì gōng​zuò de gèng kuài.

      People under time pressure don’t work better, they just work faster.

      Source: CCMatrix

1711. 很多时候，家庭垃圾只是被扔在地板上，随着时间的推移被踩踏。

      hěn​duō shí​hou, jiā​tíng lā​jī zhǐ​shì bèi rēng zài dì​bǎn shang, suí​zhe shí​jiān de tuī​yí bèi cǎi​tà.

      A lot of times, household waste was just thrown on the floor and trampled down over time.

      Source: CCMatrix

1712. 最优秀的作家并不只是遵循规则——他们知道何时及如何打破它们。

      zuì yōu​xiù de zuò​jiā bìng​bù zhǐ​shì zūn​xún guī​zé— tā​men zhī​dao hé​shí jí rú​hé dǎ pò tā​men.

      The best writers don’t just follow the rules—they know when and how to break them.

      Source: CCMatrix

1713. 只是要知道不是每个人都喜欢这么早就在游泳池的最深处游泳。

      zhǐ​shì yào zhī​dao bù​shì měi​ge​rén dōu xǐ​huan zhè​me zǎo jiù zài yóu​yǒng​chí de zuì shēn​chù yóu yǒng.

      Just know that not everybody likes to swim in the deep end of the pool so early.

      Source: CCMatrix

1714. 这位老先生只是站在那里对那个扒手怒目而视，一句话也没有说。

      zhè​wèi lǎo​xiān​sheng zhǐ​shì zhàn zài nà​li duì nà​ge pá​shǒu nù​mù'ér​shì, yī jù huà yě méi​yǒu shuō.

      The old gentleman just stood there glaring at the pickpocket and did not say a word.

      Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken

1715. 我不后悔我的过去，我只是后悔那些我浪费在错的人身上的时间。

      wǒ bù hòu​huǐ wǒ​de guò​qù, wǒ zhǐ​shì hòu​huǐ nà​xiē wǒ làng​fèi zài cuò de rén shēn​shang de shí​jiān.

      I don't regret my past, I just regret the time I've wasted on the wrong people.

      Source: CCMatrix

1716. 妈妈去世后，爸爸很坚强，但他真正想要的，只是想再次握上妈妈的手。

      mā​ma qù​shì hòu, bà​ba hěn jiān​qiáng, dàn tā zhēn​zhèng xiǎng​yào de, zhǐ​shì xiǎng zài​cì wò shang mā​ma de shǒu.

      After mom died, dad was strong, but all he really wanted to do was hold mom's hand again.

      Source: CCMatrix

1717. 事实上，这些“应用程序”中的很多只是用户从任何设备访问的在线服务。

      shì​shí​shang, zhè​xiē“ yìng​yòng​chéng​xù” zhōng de hěn​duō zhǐ​shì yòng​hù cóng rèn​hé shè​bèi fǎng​wèn de zài​xiàn fú​wù.

      In fact, quite a few of these ‘apps’ are simply online services that users access from any device.

      Source: CCMatrix

1718. 我曾经捉过昆虫并将它们放在罐子里只是为了看看它们会发生什么。

      wǒ céng​jīng zhuō guo kūn​chóng bìng jiāng tā​men fàng zài guàn​zi li zhǐ​shì wèi​le kàn​kan tā​men huì fā​shēng shén​me.

      I used to catch insects and keep them in jars just to see what would happen to them.

      Source: CCMatrix

1719. 即使它只是一个电子邮件地址，人们也需要一种与另一个人交谈的方式。

      jí​shǐ tā zhǐ​shì yī​ge diàn​zǐ​yóu​jiàn​dì​zhǐ, rén​men yě xū​yào yī​zhǒng yǔ lìng yí​ge​rén jiāo​tán de fāng​shì.

      Even if it’s just an email address, people need a way to talk to another person.

      Source: CCMatrix

1720. 不要只是告诉员工要做什么——向他们展示要做什么并在他们身边一起工作。

      bù​yào zhǐ​shì gào​sù yuán​gōng yào zuò shén​me— xiàng tā​men zhǎn​shì yào zuò shén​me bìng zài tā​men shēn​biān yī​qǐ gōng​zuò.

      Don’t just tell employees what to do – show them what to do and work beside them.

      Source: CCMatrix