we would never know about diamonds were it not for volcanic activity, for that's what delivers diamonds from deep inside the earth to where we can get to them.

hence i would have thought myself to have been optically deceived in that matter, were it not for elijah's otherwise inexplicable question.

因此，要不是以利亚提出了那个费解的问题，我还认为是我一时眼力恍惚所致。

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after all, were it not for the darkness of the night, it would be impossible to see how brightly the stars shine in the sky.

毕竟，要是没有暗夜，想看到繁星在夜空中闪耀是不可能的事。

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the netherlands would not be the natural first choice for anyone starting a flower-growing business today were it not for the fact that the business is already there.

如果荷兰人本就不从事鲜花种植的生意，那么今天也就不会有这种生意已经出现在那的事实。

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such drops would be more precipitous still were it not for the cushioning effects of ultra-low interest rates on european mortgage-holders.

如果没有针对欧洲按揭贷款人的极低利率所产生的缓冲效应，下降幅度会更大。

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mr moritz said: "i wouldn't be here today were it not for the generosity of strangers."

莫里茨表示：“若没有当年陌生人的慷慨解囊，就不会有我的今天。”

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i don't know what i should do for relaxation, were it not for the innumerable detective stories.

如果没有那无数的侦探小说，我真不晓得怎样消遣。

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langston hughes i would liken you to a night without stars were it not for your eyes.

兰斯顿·休斯我无法决定，是否把你比作夜空缺少星星，只因你的眼睛。

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the discounts could have been bigger were it not for bidding wars, says hannay.

汉内说，要是没有竞价，折扣幅度可能还会更大。

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were it not for their well-designed bodies, bombardier beetles would have never existed.

如果不是完美的身体构造，根本不会有放屁甲虫这个物种的存在。

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none of this rule management activity would be possible were it not for three models that must be developed in order to enable business rule development.

如果规则管理活动并不适用于为了启用业务规则开发而必须开发的3种模型，那么所有这些活动都不可能完成。

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it is clear that the web would not have been the huge success it was, were it not for search engines.

显然如果没有搜索引擎，网络不会获得如此巨大的成功。

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were it not for the power of big business, the relationship between the us and china might have gone sour years ago.

若不是凭借大企业的力量，美中关系或许多年前就已恶化。

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were it not for the feather, no one would have known that the white bird had ever been.

倘若不是鸟儿在离去时留下这片羽毛为证，有谁会知道小白鸟曾经来过？

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were it not for hopes of a takeover, i would sell this holding.

要不是Lonmin有可能被收购，我将卖掉所持股份。

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that would be the end of the story were it not for an odd detail.

那将不爆任何冷门地成为故事的结局。

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"were it not for his help, i'd be lost."

“若不是有他的帮忙的话，我会输掉。”

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were it not for his help, i could not finish the work.

若非有他的帮助，我就不能完成这件工作。

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were it not for your help, i wouldn't be doing so well.

若不是你帮忙，我现在不会干得这样好。

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we can only guess how different things would be right now, were it not for a few choices that affected the whole world.

如果不是因为它们是影响到整个世界的几个选择，我们只能猜测世界现在是多么的不同。

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some writers believe that the phrase would soon have disappeared were it not for the american civil war.

有些作家认为，如果不是因为美国内战，这个句子将会消失。

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