The Hobbesian citizen is not likely to be a risk-taker, like George Washington or Andrew Carnegie.
霍布斯的公民是不可能做冒险家的,就像乔治·华盛顿和安德鲁·卡内基一样。
While the efforts are certainly not futile, the results of such bans will likely only start to be seen by generations down the line, bettering the world for the future.
这些禁令旨在使未来的世界变得更加美好,虽然这些努力肯定不是徒劳的,但禁令的结果很可能只有子孙后代才能看得到。
It should be made clear that not everyone has a device to record their sleep patterns; in some of these nations, it's likely that only the richest people do.
必须要说清楚的是,并不是人人都拥有一台记录他们睡眠模式的设备;在一些国家里,可能只有最富有的人才能拥有这样一台设备。
Those who began smoking within a month of the study's start were four times as likely to be depressed at the study's end than those who did not begin smoking.
那些在研究开始后一个月内就开始吸烟的人在研究结束时抑郁的可能性是那些没有开始吸烟的人的四倍。
Other archaeologists have criticized those conclusions on the grounds that passenger pigeon bones would not be likely to be preserved.
其他考古学家批评了这些结论,因为旅鸽的骨头不太可能被保存下来。
Such co-operation is likely to be stable only when each animal feel it is not being cheated.
只有当每个动物都觉得自己没有被欺骗时,这种合作才有可能是稳定的。
The basements of museums are simply not large enough to store the artifacts that are likely to be discovered in the future.
博物馆的地下室根本没有足够大的空间来存放那些未来可能会被发现的文物。
British scientist Stephen Hawking is worried that any extraterrestrial life we find is likely to be a creature out of the movie Predator, not ET.
英国科学家斯蒂芬·霍金担心,我们发现的任何外星生命更可能是电影《铁血战士》而不是《ET外星人》里的生物。
At first sight, the plain did not appear to be a likely home for a civilization.
乍一看,这片平原似乎不像是一个文明的家园。
Students do not merely benefit while at university; studies show they go on to be healthier and happier than non-graduates, and also far more likely to vote.
学生不仅在大学期间受益;研究表明,比起非大学毕业生,他们更加健康快乐,也更可能去投票。
It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others, even if they have not done anything wrong.
它可以用来预测什么样的人可能会触犯法律或伤害他人,即使他们没有做错什么。
The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is.
他们说,这种危险可能会持续下去,直到海浪到达内陆坚硬的岩石区域,这些地方的岩石不会像石灰岩那样受到侵蚀。
And if you keep your curtains closed, burglars are less likely to try and break in because they can't be sure whether someone's home or not.
如果你把窗帘拉上,窃贼就不太可能试图破门而入,因为他们无法确定是否有人在家。
If you are not lucky enough, you are likely to be tricked by some dishonest sellers into buying fake goods.
如果你不够幸运的话,你很可能会被一些不诚实的卖家欺骗而买下假货。
He is not the kind of child who is likely to be cowed into submission.
他并不是那种吓一吓就可能就范的孩子。
", it's not likely to be a positive comment."
开头的话不太可能是一个正面的评论。
Similarly, an important customer is not likely to be abandoned for an occasional late payment.
同样,也不可能因偶而延迟支付而舍弃重要的客户。
Just how bad the destruction from the quake will be remainsto be seen and likely will not be known fully for days, as reports trickle infrom the crippled island nation.
地震的破坏到底有多严重仍有待观察,可能几天内都不会完全清楚,因为来自这个伤残岛国的报告逐步升级。
This is not likely to be the case.
这是不太可能的。
While you may want to do the same on Monday, your presence is likely to be not only required, but essential.
当你想要在周一做些同样的事情时,你的存在不仅仅是需要的,且是不可或缺的。
Of all the apparent obstacles to geoengineering, cost is not likely to be among them.
在地球工程的所有明显障碍中,费用不太可能位列其中。
The problems we face will not likely be solved by working harder.
更加努力的工作并不能解决我们所要面临的问题。
So the quarterly backup will likely not be available when you might need to restore it in the future.
所以,当您将来需要恢复每季度的备份时,这个备份却很可能不可用了。
What ensues is not likely to be fun for its blind master.
继而发生的事对盲主人来说恐怕就不会有趣了。
Because they aren't delicate goods and not likely to be damaged on the voyage.
因为这些不是易碎易损的货物,航行中不大可能被损坏。
The information they provide would most likely not be published in any textbooks or tourist magazines.
他们提供的信息很有可能是教科书或旅游杂志里没有提到的。
But providers are not likely to be equivalent, especially in the non-functional sense.
但是,提供者不可能等同,尤其是在非功能性的意义上。
Many agricultural commodity markets continue to be tight despite production increases, FAO said, emphasizing that low stock levels are not likely to be replenished quickly.
粮农组织指出,尽管产量增加,许多农业商品市场供应仍持续紧张。它强调低水平的库存可能不会很快得到补充。
Stoke and Hull have declared their interest in Owen but Allardyce is not likely to be joining the queue.
斯托克城和赫尔城已经表示了对欧文的兴趣,但阿勒代斯并不想加入追逐着行列。
Many people who look lean may assume they are healthy and may not be as likely to get regular blood tests to check their cholesterol and blood glucose levels.
许多看起来很苗条的人也许会自认为很健康,因此很可能不怎么会定期进行检测胆固醇和血糖水平的血液化验。
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