Ron tried the embassy, only to be told that Hugh was in a meeting.
罗恩到使馆试了试，不料被告知休正在开会。
I am writing to tell you that we were quite disappointed with your service. We had booked a table, but when we went there at the time as arranged, only to be told there were no seats available.
我想写信告诉你，我们对你的服务非常失望。 我们已经预订了一张桌子，但是当我们按预定的时间去那里的时候，却被告知没有座位了。
He hurried to the station only to be told the train had left.
他匆匆赶到车站却被告知火车已经走了。
We hurried to the station, only to be told the train had left.
我们匆匆赶到火车站，结果有人告诉我们火车已开了。
He hurried to the airport only to be told the plane had been put off.
他匆忙赶到机场，结果被告知航班推迟了。
Only to be told that allegations of abuse against him were exaggerated.
但是被告知对他的指控被夸张了。
They reached the company out of breath only to be told they were fired.
他们上气不接下气地赶到公司，不料却被告知他们被开除了。
We arrived at the airport on time, only to be told our flight was cancelled.
我们准时到达了机场，不料却被告知我们的航班被取消了。
The reporter hurried to the airport, only to be told the film stars had left.
那个记者急匆匆赶到机场，却被告知电影明星们已经离开了。
She tried to report it, only to be told "there were things I shouldn't interfere with".
她试图向上级反应情况，却被告知“有些事情，我不该管”。
I asked if she was feeling better the next day, only to be told, “I couldn’t get it in.”
第二天我问她是否感觉好点了，她却回答到，“我无法把它塞进去”。
I had assumed it was a water colour, only to be told it was painted in Yelin Colour Ink.
我认为那是水的颜色，只能说它是画在椰林彩色墨水。
For nearly three hours we waited for the decision, only to be told to return the next day.
为这个决定我们几乎等了三个小时，可结果被告知第二天返回。
After two days we finally arrived at the small village, only to be told that the old man had passed away.
两天之后我们终于到了这个小村，(使我们失望的是)村民们告诉我们那个老人去世了。
I spent the day making phone calls, only to be told over and over that no one had room for more critters.
我打了一整天电话，结果一遍又一遍地被告知，已经没有地方接纳更多的小动物。
He queued in front of a booth for the Canadian natural-resources ministry, only to be told that information on openings was best found on the ministry's website.
他在加拿大自然资源部的小亭子前排着队，最后却被告知最好在该部的网站上寻找空缺职位的信息。
Godiwalla's colleague, "Natalia" worked really hard on a deal, only to be told that she couldn't come on the road show because they didn't want any women there.
高笛瓦勒的同事纳塔莉亚为了拿下一笔交易，她工作真的非常卖命。但是在进行路演的时候，她得到通知说她不能参加，因为任何女人都不能出现在现场。
Bait advertising involves advertising where a consumer is induced to a place of business by an advertisement only to be told the advertised product is not available.
诱铒广告是指这样一种广告，当消费者在广告的诱使下来到某家公司时却被告知广告的产品已经售完。
The foreigners rushed to congratulate the husband on his enlightenment — only to be told that he stuck his wife in front because they were walking through a minefield.
外国人跑去恭喜那位丈夫说他终于醒悟了啊，但是丈夫告诉他们他让妻子走前面是因为他们正在穿越一个雷区。
The longest waits of the year are for train tickets home at Spring Festival; one friend waited overnight only to be told they weren't even selling tickets to his town.
一年中等待时间最长的队伍是春运的时候；有一位朋友排了一晚上队，排到了才被告知不卖向他家开的火车票。
Having spent most of the summer lining up Johnson, the Wigan manager Steve Bruce made his move yesterday only to be told that he would have to come up with a better offer.
他们夏天的大部分时间都在试图收购约翰逊，维根经理斯蒂夫·布鲁斯昨天了解如果想买下约翰逊就要出更多钱。
What Dr Gallup saw apparently bore "no resemblance whatsoever" to the reported data, so he asked to examine the remaining videos, only to be told that these had been stolen.
Gallup博士明显地发现找不到任何与已发表数据的相似性，所以他要求再看一下其余的影像资料，却被告知这些资料被偷了。
Today, I completed the arduous, nearly hour-long process of answering the eHarmony dating questionnaire, only to be told my answers were too "unique" for them to match me with anyone.
今天，我完成了鸿篇巨著一般的交友问卷调查之后，婚介公司的人认为我的要求太特殊了，没法满足。
Her computer dream turned to nightmare when she sold up and moved to be with her cyberpal (who had just left his wife), only to be told a week later that the couple were getting back together.
她卖光了东西，就为了搬到她的电脑伙伴（刚和他的妻子分手）那里。 可一周后被告知，这对夫妇又回到了一起，她的网上梦想变成了恶梦。
It was, no doubt: only Alice did not like to be told so.
这是毫无疑问的，只是爱丽丝不喜欢别人这样对她说。
It was, no doubt: only Alice did not like to be told so.
这是毫无疑问的，只是爱丽丝不喜欢别人这样对她说。
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