Had he been on deck, he could no longer so much as have pretended not to understand the situation.

要是他留在甲板上，他就无法再装聋作哑。

youdao

Your baby does not, of course, understand much of what is going on, but she realizes the situation is different, is upset, and needs special attention at a time when it is hard for you to give it.

诚然，孩子可能不明白究竟发生了什么，可是他们会感觉到一切都已经不一样了，并为此感到沮丧。 虽然你自己的情绪也很糟糕，可是还是需要给予孩子加倍的关注。

youdao

There has not been full disclosure about the situation there. Of course I can understand the desire to contain panic, and to save the ugly details for a better time.

福岛的情况并未完全披露，当然我完全理解要防止恐慌，同时把更严重的详细情况留到更好的时机发布。

youdao

There is not yet enough information to understand the situation on the ground, the official said.

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But I think they understand we have to have substance, we want to not leave the situation worse off than it is at the moment.

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Given the ongoing drought in capital spending and the ugly overall situation in telecommunications, it's not difficult to understand why Andrew's profits have suffered.

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