They seem to be less realistic than folktales, like they have something improbable happening—a frog turning into a prince, say.
它们似乎没有民间故事那么真实,包含一些不太可能发生的事,比如一只青蛙变成了王子。
It all sounded highly improbable.
一切听上去很荒唐。
On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
从表面上看,他们的婚姻似乎是一个荒谬的结合。
Ordered arrangements of large groups of atoms and molecules are highly improbable.
大的原子群和分子群的有序排列是极不可能的。
The wildlife trade has claimed a share of this improbable species, as they get caught in the snares intended for more animals, like the wild boar or deer.
野生动物交易从这种奇异的物种学中分得一杯羹,因为它们被困在了陷阱,这些陷阱用于更多动物,像野猪或鹿。
As improbable as this sounds, it really works.
听起来有点不可思议,但这是真的。
An immediate outbreak of inflation is improbable.
通货膨胀不可能立即爆发。
Two more improbable characters entered the HP story.
两个更加意想不到的角色写进了惠普的故事。
Victory in the federal election on September 27th is improbable.
9月27日联邦大选的胜利似乎遥不可及。
One way to cope with those emotions is to belittle warnings of a pandemic as improbable.
一个方法来对付这些情绪是轻视大流行的警告,因为不可能。
This means they can lift improbable objects into the sky, such as dangling radar equipment.
这就意味着它们可以把原本不可能的物体带上天空,比如悬空雷达设备。
An improbable Hungarian-Israeli American is an unsung force in the country's industrial boom.
——一位匈牙利—以色列血统美国人奇迹般地在背后推动着中国的产业繁荣。
There is, however, another way in which Mr Gingrich’s high standing in the polls is improbable.
不过,金里奇本不可能在民调中一马当先还有另一个原因。
Many other ingenious and improbable theories have been suggested to explain the origin of the name.
人们还提出许多有独创性但却不大可能的理论来解释这一名字的来源。
It's highly improbable, but even Hawking admits it is theoretically (i.e., mathematically) possible.
尽管这种可能性微乎其微,但是即使是Hawking也承认这在理论上(也就是在数学推导上)是可能的。
But I come before you to say that we are heirs to a struggle for freedom. We are a people of improbable hope.
但是,我来这里是要向你们说明:我国人民继承了为自由而奋斗的传统,我们是一个永不气馁的民族。
It may sound improbable, but the secret to finding more time in yourday is spending more time in bed at night.
这听起来似乎不可能,但是在一天内发掘更多时间的秘密是晚上,睡觉的时间要更长。
The immaculately drawn images and historical accuracy permit the artist to move into the realm of the improbable.
精细的刻画,准确的历史细节使画家徜徉于虚幻的国度。
The story of how an introverted German scientist came to judge and counsel schools around the world is an improbable one.
一个内向的德国科学家如何涉足教育界,评判全世界的学校,并给出建议,这个故事本来是不大可能的。
Activating this improbable tissue might provide a new way to rev up the body's metabolism and accelerate weight loss.
激活这种人体组织也许会成为一种新的加快新陈代谢,减肥瘦身的方法。
The immense distance between the two ends of the continent makes an ancient African exchange system appear improbable.
大陆的两端间的广阔的距离使古非洲人显得不可能拥有大范围的交换系统。
Next to them a body slumped in an improbable pose - curled, stiff, yet balanced, delicately, as if on the head of a pin.
他们旁边躺着的一个人摆着一个几乎不可能的姿势——蜷曲着一动不动,仿佛是在一根大头针的针头上保持着微妙的平衡。
I dreamt that I was in Hell, and that Hell is a place full of all those happenings that are improbable but not impossible.
我梦见我到了地狱,那里充满了各种不可思议但又并非完全不可能发生的事情。
Moreover, the cost of using it to service the space station would require a dramatic and improbable increase in NASA's budget.
此外,使用它为空间站服务的成本[巨大],需要NASA大幅增加预算,这不太可能。
When the unthinkable suddenly becomes the inevitable, without pausing in the realm of the improbable, then you have contagion.
当不敢想象的事情突然成为了注定,却从未曾踏入“这不太可能发生”的思维模式中让你喘口气,恐慌的情绪便四溢开来。
REMEMBER Yukos, Russia's biggest oil firm, which was bankrupted by improbable tax claims and then dismembered in bogus auctions?
还记得尤科斯公司吗?曾经是俄罗斯最大的石油公司,因为子虚乌有的欠税指控而破产,随后在非法拍卖会上被肢解变卖。
REMEMBER Yukos, Russia's biggest oil firm, which was bankrupted by improbable tax claims and then dismembered in bogus auctions?
还记得尤科斯公司吗?曾经是俄罗斯最大的石油公司,因为子虚乌有的欠税指控而破产,随后在非法拍卖会上被肢解变卖。
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