Not for an instant did the Legation draw a free breath.

使馆一刻也没有松一口气。

Haddo's face did not for an instant change its expression.

哈多脸上的表情没有一瞬间的变化。

His expression didn't change, not for an instant, even though a delay of twenty hours would make him too late to catch the steamer to Yokohama.

他的表情没有任何变化，哪怕是一瞬间，尽管晚点二十个小时会让他来不及赶上开往横滨的轮船。

We have had multiple conversations about these and similar issues. And this lawsuit doesn't for an instant mean that those kinds of conversations should come to an end.

我们就这些问题和类似问题进行了多次对话。这场诉讼并不意味着这些对话应该立即结束。