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她停下来定了定神，才走进面试室。
She paused to collect her thoughts before entering the interview room.
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他们把房子装修了以后才迁入。
They fixed up the house before they moved in.
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她才五岁，还没有学会看钟表。
She's only five—she hasn't learnt to tell the time yet.
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我花了两天时间才剥掉那些标签。
It took me two days to peel off the labels.
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这钱要到1月31日才可支付。
The money is not payable until January 31.
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她才18岁，但已成了老练的作曲家。
She's only 18 but she's already a practised composer.
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我洗了个澡，换好衣服，然后才出去。
I washed and changed before going out.
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他声称他只是受了胁迫才采取了行动。
He claimed he had only acted under coercion.
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我们等了3个月后才回去见那位专家。
We waited three months before going back to see the specialist.
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我把报告整理好后才呈交。
I tidied up the report before handing it in.
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她每半年才探望一次父母。
She only sees her parents once every six months.
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他们的衣服首先重实用，其次才讲花式。
Their clothing is primarily functional and only secondarily decorative.
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她自称是18岁，可是我知道她才16。
She claimed to be 18, when I know she's only 16.
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他杀了12个人之后才最终被当局抓获。
He killed 12 people before the authorities finally nabbed him.
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我们详细检查了措辞，才确定了最终文本。
We examine the wording in detail before deciding on the final text.
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就是因为你嫌麻烦没通知我，才出了这事。
All this has happened because you couldn't be bothered to give me the message.
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他到四十好几才结婚。
He didn't get married until he was well into his forties.
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她要到第2幕才出场。
She doesn't go on until Act 2.
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她犹豫了一下才回应。
She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding.
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我一时情急才同意的。
I only agreed out of sheer desperation.
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她犹豫了一下才回答。
She hesitated before replying.
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他只在想写作的时候才动笔写。
He writes only when he feels inclined to.
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那场比赛直到下半场才精彩起来。
The game didn't liven up till the second half.
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后来他才注意到他的屋里丢了东西。
He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on.
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说实话，我才不管他出什么事呢。
Frankly, I couldn't care less what happens to him.
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只有在特殊情况下才允许判死刑。
Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
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只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。
He reacted violently only under provocation.
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只有难民才符合移居国外的条件。
Only refugees are eligible for resettlement abroad.
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我没有估计到这么晚才回到家。
I hadn't figured on getting home so late.
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裁判吹响哨子，比赛才算结束。
The game's not over till the ref blows the whistle.
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