But by then the administration wasn't paying attention, for top officials were fixated on Kuwait.
但在那之前，当局并没有特别注意，因为高层官员们都一心扑在科威特上。
In his last few days the pain seemed to have stopped, but by then he was so far gone that it was no longer any comfort.
在他最后的几天里疼痛似乎已经停止，但那时他已病入膏肓，这已不再是什么安慰了。
But by then it will be too late to save ourselves.
可是，到那时，就来不及救自己了。
The police arrived within minutes, but by then they were dead.
警察几分钟后赶到，不过那时他们都已命丧黄泉。
The narwhal do not arrive until May, but by then the sea ice is long gone.
独角鲸的再次出现则要到第二年的五月，但到那时海面上的冰块早已不知了去向。
But by then, less appealing traits had trumped his reformist leanings.
但在那时，一些较少为人注意的特征也损害了其改革者形象。
But by then it will be too late to avoid a slow-motion human and social disaster.
但那已为时太晚，缓慢袭来的人文和社会灾难已经不可避免。
She could have been anyone. I knew of her existence but by then it was too late.
她本来可以是任何人，我知道她的存在，但现在来说，太迟了。
But by then they will have created so much unnecessary human suffering and despair.
但届时就会带来不必要的人类伤痛和绝望。
As they got near the end, the car broke down. But by then sneaky he was feeling better.
他在比赛过程中脚抽筋，搭了一辆便车，当他们快到终点的时候，那辆车坏了，可是那时心怀鬼胎的他感觉好多了，于是他下车跑完了剩余的一小段并冲过终点线。
Sooner or later fiscal reality will force change. But by then the oil age may be over.
财政上的现实迟早将迫使改变，但要在石油时代可能结束之前。
But by then he was already suffering from the liver disease that would kill him at age 50.
那时他已经患了严重的肝脏疾病，50岁的时候他因病去世。
The president won't feel the same way a year from now - but by then it really will be too late.
或许一年之后奥巴马就不会这么想了，但到那个时候就真的太晚了。
This limitation went away with the arrival of block-structured languages, but by then it was too late.
后来，新的编程语言支持区块结构(block)，这种限制当然也就不存在了。
But by then the excitement had mostly worn off, and I wasn't sure I could do this and live with myself.
但当时的兴奋大都穿着过的，我不知道我能做到这一点，与自己生活。
At first she supported them, and then she turned against them; but by then it was too late to save the dynasty.
起初，她支持义和团，后来又反对他们。但到了那时，任何拯救清王朝的努力都为时已晚。
The suit was eventually settled in January 2001, at a cost to Microsoft of $20m, but by then it was irrelevant.
这起诉讼最终在2001年1月终结，微软赔付了2000万美元。
By 1936 even the gold-bloc countries had abandoned the link, but by then the damage to world trade had been done.
到1936年，连金本位国家集团成员也放弃了金本位政策，但那时国际贸易已经受到了重创。
Corrective measures only start to be taken when the economy has veered out of control. But by then it is far too late.
但当经济已无法控制时，再采取正确的方法已为时晚矣。
Within a few years, Khomeini changed his mind, but by then the West was much more distrustful of Iran's intentions.
数年之后，霍梅尼改变了主意，但其时西方对伊朗的意图更加不信任。
But by then, the horse had long bolted the stable and was, in fact, in the process of being groomed for international success.
但那时，人们已经冲破了束缚，实际上，正在为获得国际性的成功做准备。
Its next attempt, in 2003, was to buy Overture, the company that pioneered search advertising, but by then Google was pulling ahead.
另一次尝试是在2003年，它买下搜索广告领域的先锋公司Overture，但那时谷歌已经处于领先地位了。
The programme passed but by then America's mortgage crisis had become a global panic, dragging down Banks and infecting all sorts of debt.
当计划通过时，美国的次贷危机已经演化成全球恐慌，不仅把银行拉下水，也拖累了各种债务。
But by then your kids will be grown and your house paid for, so the policy will have done its job, says insurance adviser Glenn Daily of New York.
但那时你的孩子们都长大了，你的房贷也还清了，所以寿险保单已经完成了它的任务。纽约保险顾问格伦·戴利(GlennDaily)说。
Over time, you would have no problem saving enough to buy the house of your dreams, but by then you would be too old to get full enjoyment from it.
久而久之，你还是没有购买你梦想中房子的足够存款但到时候，你因为老了而不能充分享受房子带来的好处。
But by then Mr Ferri's investigation had achieved its aim: Aphrodite was back in Italy, along with dozens of other looted antiquities from American museums.
不过到书出版时费里的调查达到了其目的：阿佛洛狄忒和其它几十件被盗卖的古文物从美国物博物馆回到了意大利。
As the company grows, the choice of accounting software will become more complicated, but by then you will have hired a financial team that can make those choices.
当公司开始发展壮大，会计软件的选择会变得复杂起来，但那时候想必你也已经聘请了一个财务团队来帮你作出这些选择。
As the company grows, the choice of accounting software will become more complicated, but by then you will have hired a financial team that can make those choices.
当公司开始发展壮大，会计软件的选择会变得复杂起来，但那时候想必你也已经聘请了一个财务团队来帮你作出这些选择。
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