Suddenly it dawned on me that they couldn't possibly have met before.

我突然明白他们以前不可能见过面。

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It gradually dawned on me that I still had talent and ought to run again.

我渐渐明白我还有能力，应该再参加一次。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It was perhaps when my parents—who also happen to be my housemates—left to go travelling for a couple of months recently that it dawned on me why I had not yet left the family home.

也许正是在我的父母——他们碰巧也是我的室友——最近离开家去旅行了几个月的时候，我才恍然大悟，明白自己为什么还没离开家。

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But then, it dawned on me, me that this column might succeed in catching your attention.

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