" How is business? "" Oh, not too bad , just ticking over. "

Not too bad. How about yourself?

还可以. 你怎么样?

Not too bad, thank you.

挺好的, 谢谢你.

What do you think of this novel? -- Not too bad.

这本小说 怎么样 -- 还凑合.

B It's not too bad a price for a small table.

B对于一张小桌子来说价格还不算太高.

RAUL: OK. A bit bumpy but not too bad.

劳尔: 还行. 有些颠簸但还好啦.

The traffic's not too bad today.

今天的交通情况还好.

Dick: Not too bad. I think I passed in English and Mathematics.

迪克: 不太坏. 我想我的英语和数学及格了.

When the general received the news of the army's defeat, he did not turn a hair.

将军获悉部队战败的消息后, 依然沉着镇定.

Not until his friend offered to help could he do it.

他的朋友帮助他,他才有办法做那事.

It was not until yesterday that I noticed it.

直到昨天我才注意到这件事.

It was not until the professor came that they began the test.

直到这位教授来了,他们才开始测试.

It was not until the 1940 s that such machines could be built.

直到20世纪40年代这种机器才能制造.

It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and become Champion of England.

直到1790年第三次比赛时,他才最后打败汉弗莱斯,而成为英国的冠军.

Not until then did he realize the importance of the problem.

直到那时他才认识到这个问题的重要性.

But not until two weeks later did the news reach Tara.

不过两星期后这个消息才传到塔拉.

Not until eleven o'clock did he come home.

他到十一点才回家.

Those discoveries are not worth the candle.

那些发现得不偿失.

He doesn't happen to know that the game is not worth the candle.

他恰巧不知道,这个游戏会令他得不偿失.

The game is not worth the candle.

牌戏不够灯油钱.

These discoveries are not worth the candle.

这些发现毫无价值.