A mere generation ago, parent-child relations were described as "the generation gap".
仅仅在一代人之前，人们还用“代沟”一词来描述亲子关系。
When public opinion is particularly polarised, as it was following the end of the Franco regime, monarchs can rise above "mere" politics and "embody" a spirit of national unity.
当公众舆论两极分化时，就像佛朗哥政权结束后那样，君主可以超越“纯粹的”政治，成为国家统一的精神“象征”。
For the more adventurous, we offer rewards beyond mere sightseeing—from a three-day hike across the Grand Canyon to a ride along China's Yangtze River.
对于更喜欢冒险的人，我们提供了除纯粹的观光以外的奖励——从大峡谷三天徒步旅行到沿长江骑行。
It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.
她只花了20分钟就赢了。
It took her a mere 20 minutes to dispose of her opponent.
她仅用了20分钟就击败了对手。
You've got the job. The interview will be a mere formality.
你已经得到了这份工作。面试不过是个形式。
这个只花了一点钱。
$1 000 is a mere trifle to her.
1 000元对她来说不过是区区小数。
Acceleration to 60 mph takes a mere 5.7 seconds.
加速到每小时60英里仅用5.7秒。
He flung himself down in the flat submissive posture of a mere supplicant.
他猛地趴在地上，做出一个卑微的哀求者那谦卑的姿态。
He greeted us with a mere twitch of his head.
他只晃了一下头算是和我们打过招呼。
Some contracts are a mere formality.
有些合同纯属走形式。
He seemed so young, a mere boy.
他看来那么年轻，只是个孩子。
These results should convince public that music classes are not a mere decoration, ripe for discarding in the budget crises that constantly trouble public schools.
这些结果应该使公众相信，在不断困扰着公立学校的预算危机中，音乐课并不是单纯的装饰品，并不是可以抛弃的。
A mere seven minutes later, when cascading ice finally came to a stop ten miles down the mountain, it had taken the lives of 4,000 people.
仅仅7分钟后，当倾泻而下的冰终于在山下10英里处停住时，它已经夺走了4000人的生命。
Without them, we would be a mere alliance of many separate parts.
没有他们，我们将只是单纯地把许多独立的部分拼凑在一起罢了。
For him, the netsuke, so small and captivating, were not enough as a mere signpost to family history.
对他而言，这小巧迷人的吊坠并不能够作为仅仅是家族史的路标来看待。
This is a bit disturbing, because the important habitual neural networks are not formed by mere routine, nor can they be reversed by clever cues.
这有点令人不安，因为重要的习惯神经网络不是仅仅通过例行程序形成的，也不能通过聪明的线索来逆转。
Tethys is a mere sliver below left.
土卫三号仅为左下方的一个小片。
英雄不仅仅停留在名声层面。
A mere reminder of Mom's touch or the sound of her voice on the phone is enough to change people's minds and moods, affecting their decision making in measurable ways.
哪怕仅仅是想起母亲的亲抚，或是听到电话里母亲的声音，都足以改变一个人的想法和情绪，对他们的决策产生重大影响。
The mere existence of such a civilisation will tell us that long-term survival is possible, and gives us some cause for optimism.
这样一种文明的存在本身就会告诉我们，长期生存是可能的，并给我们一些乐观的理由。
But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
但是英雄不仅仅只有名气。
Once, when I was a mere lad and had never ridden a horse before, he made me mount one and gallop by his side, with no qualms about his unskilled companion.
有一次，在我还是个小毛孩，从来没有骑过马的时候，他让我骑上一匹马在他的旁边疾驰，对于他那不熟练的同伴，他一点也不担虑。
He dismisses a lot of the work of re-engineering consultants as mere rubbish.
他认为再造顾问的工作完全是垃圾。
So when one monkey was handed a grape in exchange for her token, the second was reluctant to hand hers over for a mere piece of cucumber.
因此，当一只猴子用一颗葡萄来换回她的一个筹码时，另一只猴子不愿意用一颗葡萄换回一片黄瓜。
One should never judge a person by mere external appearances because appearances are deceptive.
永远不要只通过外表来评判一个人，因为外表具有欺骗性。
Indeed, the mere presence of a grape in the other chamber (without an actual monkey to eat it) was enough to induce resentment in a female capuchin.
事实上，只要葡萄出现在其它房间里（不用有猴子真的去吃），就足以引起一只雌性卷尾猴的愤恨。
Even at a mere 18 tonnes, Apatosaurus would still be an awesome sight.
即使只有区区18吨重，虚幻龙仍然会令人叹为观止。
That is largely a matter of mere nuisance.
这在很大程度上不过是件麻烦事。
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