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The game only started to flourish in Europe during the middle ages.这种游戏在中世纪才开始在欧洲盛行。The company's troubles started only when it diversified into new products.当公司增加新产品时，麻烦才开始的。Only relatively recently did grammarians begin a debate over noun cases in English.直到最近语法学家们才开始关于英语名词格的讨论。Scientists are only just beginning to realize the scale of the problem.科学家才开始意识到这问题的严重性。It was then that I had my first glimmering of the truth.直到那时，我才开始隐约得知一些真相。Ms Walker said she only started stealing because her children were hungry.沃克女士说她是因为孩子挨饿才开始偷东西的。She waited for the noise to die down before she started singing.她等吵闹声变小才开始唱歌。They've made remarkable progress, considering they only started last week.考虑到他们是上周才开始的，他们已经取得了相当大的进步。The search will not begin until dawn, by which time it will probably be too late.搜查要到黎明时才开始，到那时候恐怕太晚了。It is only quite recently that I started painting.我只是在最近才开始绘画的。When I retired, it took me a while to enjoy my newfound freedom.我在退休之后，过了一段时间才开始享受我新获得的自由。It wasn't until we each went our separate ways that I began to learn how to do things for myself.直到大家各奔东西，我才开始学着自力更生。It took them a while to warm to the idea.他们过了好一阵才开始对这个想法产生兴趣。The news of the President's assassination had only just begun to sink in.人们对总统被刺的消息刚刚才开始会意过来。Don't start the test until I've finished giving out the question papers.等我发完考卷才开始答题。The drummer gave a four-bar intro before the other musicians joined in.鼓手打了一个四小节引子，然后其他的乐手才开始加入。Only now have doctors, and allied medical professionals, come to appreciate this.直到现在医生和相关医学人士才开始对此有所认识。We're early. The show doesn't start for half an hour.我们来早了。演出半小时后才开始。It was weeks before the new prisoner fell into line.过了好几个星期，这个新来的囚犯才开始守规矩。She began painting at an advanced age. 她老年时期才开始画画。She thought about writing a novel for several years before she finally put pen to paper.她想着写小说想了好几年才开始动笔。She made sure everyone was sitting down before she began.她先确认每个人都坐下来了才开始。The movie didn't start for another hour, so we had something to eat in the cafe across the street.电影还要过一小时才开始，于是我们在街对面的咖啡馆里吃了点东西。We waited until we were on shore before repairing the sails.我们等到上了岸才开始修帆。They didn't begin to celebrate until they knew their victory was secure.直到确信胜利在握，他们才开始庆祝。It took her months to get over Michael when he ended the relationship.迈克尔和她分手了，过了好几个月她才开始忘掉他。After many years, his scientific work emerged from obscurity.他的科学著作湮没多年之后才开始引起关注。The new system will not become fully operative until next year.新系统要到明年才开始全面使用。People speculate about virtuality systems, but we're already working on it.人们才开始构思虚拟系统的时候，我们已经进行开发了。They didn't pull their finger out until the day before the exam.直到考试前一天他们才开始用功。John started learning German quite late in life.约翰年纪挺大才开始学德语。My confidence began to burgeon later in life.我年纪大些之后，信心才开始增强。Paul is self-taught and became interested in photography just four years ago.保罗是自学的，他四年前才开始对摄影产生兴趣。It was during that time that native people first came into/in contact with the settlers.就是在那段时间，原住民才开始与外来拓居者接触。Until recently the civil war had been largely unreported in the press.直到最近报纸才开始报道那场内战。It was many years before the city began to treat its sewage.很多年以后这个城市才开始处理污水。The town won't start plowing until the storm is almost over.城里的人们要等暴风雪快停时才开始铲雪。I'd just begun to realise he was taking me for a ride.我这才开始意识到他在骗我。Many infants do not cut their first tooth until they are a year old.很多婴儿到一岁大时才开始长牙。I was beginning to feel rather put-upon by the end of their visit.他们拜访结束时，我才开始有一种被利用了的感觉。 |