Peace could come only gradually, in carefully measured steps. Even then, it sounds almost impossible to achieve.和平只会逐渐到来，而且每一步都走得小心翼翼。即使那样，要实现和平听起来仍几乎不可能。They invested in new machinery and equipment, but even then the business was still losing money.他们投资买了新的机械设备，但即使那样生意还是赔钱。