I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.
我真心想要的房子我买不起，所以只得退而求其次了。
The second best thing to do is to tune the MySQL server, also called mysqld.
第二种方法是对MySQL服务器（也称为mysqld）进行调优。
She even claims that settling for Mr Second Best could make women happier in the long run.
她甚至说，找个第二选择结婚从长久来看会让女人更幸福。
It is fair to claim that United have the second best tradition in the world in modern football.
我们可以很公正的宣称曼联在现代足球利拥有全世界第二好的传统。
But at the end of the day, I had to go with the film that won Hanks his second Best Actor Oscar in a row.
但最终我不得不选择为汉克斯赢得第二个奥斯卡最佳演员的《阿甘正传》。
"Failing fast" and learning as much as possible from the experience is the second best thing an entrepreneur can do.
从失败中快速抽身并从中获取尽可能多的教训，如果不是一个企业家所做的最好的决定，也应该是仅次于最好的决定。
So yes it starts with us. The best time to have started was probably 20 years ago, the second best time? Right now.
因此我们要从自身开始改变。开始这一行动的最佳时机是二十年前，次一点的时机呢？现在。
That said, Pisces needs a practical helping hand through life, so will often settle for their second best just to get along.
也就是说，双鱼座一生都需要一个理性的推手，他们也常常会和第二理想的人安定下来。
The best way is to “sleep on it” and the second best way is to take frequent breaks and do something completely different.
最好的方法就是“带着刚学的知识睡觉”，第二好的方法就是经常休息去做一些完全不同的事情。
The second best way to emulate is to listen or read about what your model businessperson or mentor does and how he does it.
第二个最好的途径就是多听多读你的表率人物或者说导师的所作所为，看他们是如何做到的。
The BlackBerry platform had the second best growth at 96.7 percent. Clearly, growth dictates focusing efforts on those two platforms.
根据Gartner的统计，2008年Mac OS X增长了245.7%，黑莓操作系统增长排名第二，为96.7%，很明显，增长都集中在这两个平台。
Not every question will get an answer, but many will, and this is probably the second best source learning outside of firsthand experience.
不是每一个问题都会得到答案，但很多问题会有，而这可能是除了直接体验之外第二条最好的学习途径。
Nadal, who will now turn to his favorite surface of clay as he defends his ranking against the fast rising number two Djokovic, conceded he had been second best.
纳达尔接下来将转战他最喜欢的红土场迎接近期势头迅猛的世界第二德约科维奇的挑战，他也承认今天他的表现不是最棒的。
Its future was secured after a group of Nobel prize winners convinced the prime minister at the time, Yukio Hatoyama, that Japan should not settle for second best.
不过京的未来是有保障的，会有一批诺贝尔获奖者去说服当时的首相鸠山由纪夫，日本永远不会屈居第二。
Android, which powers most of Samsung’s phones, is still a second best option when it comes to mobile operating systems also, though that could certainly change in the future.
三星的大部分手机型号都采用安卓（android）系统。在移动操作系统的选择方面，安卓依然是第二大选择，不过这一点可能在未来有所改变。
Ferguson had to make another change after only eight minutes, when Michael Carrick replaced Tom Cleverley, who came off second best in one of those "collisions" Davies has perfected.
弗格森不得不在第八分钟的时候做出另一个调整，由于又一次突破成功的汤姆·克莱维利被破坏性的戴维斯铲伤之后，迈克尔·卡里克换下了克莱维利。
It's best to take on the most difficult task second—once they're settled, but before they get tired.
最好是之后再做最困难的任务——在他们适应之后开始，但要在他们感到疲倦之前结束。
There was to be a first prize of five shillings, and a second prize of a half crown, for the best collection of wild flowers, with their names upon them.
第一名是五先令，第二名是半顶王冠，奖励他们收集了最好的野花，上面还写着他们的名字。
The best way to enjoy the natural world is by yourself; the second-best way is in company.
享受自然的最佳方式是独自一人，其次是结伴。
The store also has second-hand books and CDs/DVDs with the ideas to make the best of the used things.
出于充分利用旧物的想法，这家商店也有二手书和二手CD、DVD。
I'm not saying that you should settle for second-best - but you should look at what's realistic.
我并不是说你应该为第二好梦想努力，但你应该注意现实是什么。
From an economic point of view such minimal new rules for governing the euro would be second-best.
从经济角度来看，这种管理欧元的小型新规则是第二最优选择。
When your child coughs or sneezes, have him or her use a tissue and discard it right away. If none is available, the crook of the child's arm is second-best.
当小孩咳嗽或打喷嚏时，应当教其拿纸巾遮挡，用后立即丢垃圾桶；如果没有纸巾，可以退而求其次，用臂弯代之。
Investor appetite for equities has been revived after the Shanghai Composite Index gained 72 percent this year, making it the world's second-best performing major benchmark.
投资者对于股票的嗜好在今年上证指数上涨72%(全世界主要指标市场中的第二)以后得到恢复。
The second-best performer in this test was XFS, with a figure of 1.82.
该测试中第二大性能影响者是XFS，值为 1.82。
The second-best performer in this test was XFS, with a figure of 1.82.
该测试中第二大性能影响者是XFS，值为 1.82。
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