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Married life was not as idyllic as he had imagined.

婚姻生活并不像他想象的那么浪漫美好。

Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.

就像子女一样，父母也常常很注重保护他们的私生活。

Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to.

有时事情并不像我们认为的那样发展。

This is more like a downpayment, or a deposit, if you like.

这更像是首付，也可以说是定金。

You can't have one without the other, as the song says.

就像歌里唱的那样，两者密不可分，不能只取其一。

Why should a great community like a university be afraid of nihilism?

为什么像大学这样人才济济的社区要害怕虚无主义呢？

Anita Loos was in many respects untypical of the screenwriting trade.

在许多方面，安妮塔·卢斯看着都不像是从事剧本创作这一行的。

"Does it sound like music?" — "I wouldn't go that far."

“这听上去像音乐吗？”——“我可不那样认为。”

Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.

他没像平时那样优雅庄重地走着，而是几乎跑了起来。

They ate, as they usually did, in the kitchen.

像平常一样，他们是在厨房吃的饭。

Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.

这时候，我的心里像有个东西突然绷断了——我再也忍受不了啦。

The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets.

牛排老得嚼不动，豌豆像子弹一样硬。

For her, books were as necessary to life as bread.

对她来说，书就像面包一样，是生活必需品。

He was a huge man, built like an oak tree.

他是个大块头，结实得像棵橡树。

What other home offers such a commanding view of the capital?

还有其他的房子能像这幢一样俯瞰首都吗？