The nineteenth century saw considerable interest in the nature of genius, and produced not a few studies of famous prodigies.
十九世纪，人们对天才的本质产生了浓厚的兴趣，对著名的天才进行了不少研究。
That may mean weeks, not a few hours!
这可能需要几周，而不是几个小时！
It was the entire banking system, not a few individual firms, that failed.
失败的是整个银行体系，而非一些私营公司。
Yet it is always society as a whole that defines us and our attitudes, not a few individuals.
但总是整个社会，而不是少数几个个人在制约着我们及我们的态度。
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
所以他们中间多有相信的。又有希腊尊贵的妇女，男子也不少。
In Houston, not a few families were throwing extravagant post-debutante parties for their daughters.
在休斯顿，初次社交舞会后，很多家庭都在为他们的女儿们举办奢华的的舞会。
There are not a few who suspect that even Obama's America will be preoccupied with a checklist of more urgent concerns.
还有不少人怀疑，就算是奥巴马带领的美国也有很多更要紧的事情需要处理。
The key to Metcalfe's law is the knee in its curve, the point at which there are enough users so that each new node adds not a few but a few million new connections.
梅特卡夫定律的关键在于曲线的拐点，在拐点上用户数目已经多到每增加一个新节点将产生不是几个而是几百万个新连接。
Oxen were not used at all but donkeys were used by a few households in the northern part of the district.
"这个地区的人们完全不会使用牛，但北部的一些住户会使用驴。
The next few weeks will be a period of readjustment, and will probably not be easy.
接下来的几周是重新适应的时期，很可能不会容易。
I'm taking a few clothes and some books, not much else.
我带了几件衣服和一些书，别的就不多了。
We've got a few, but not very many.
我们有一些，但不是很多。
As well as the goals and projects which we love, most of us have a few commitments that we're not so keen on.
除了我们喜欢的目标和项目，我们大多数人都有一些我们不太热衷做的事。
In countries like the USA, it is not strange for people to drive a few hundred yards to their local groceries.
在美国这样的国家，人们开车几百码去当地的杂货店并不奇怪。
My impatience with the customs ritual indicated that Chloe, who I had not known existed a few hours ago, had already acquired the status of a craving.
我对海关例行公事的不耐烦暗示着，几小时前我还不知道存在的克洛艾，已经产生了渴望的状态。
It's not a remnant of some huge population that is dwindled in the last few hundred years for some reason.
它并不是由于某种原因而在过去几百年里减少的庞大人口的残余。
Most states, for instance, have a blood test requirement, but a few do not.
例如，大多数州都有验血的要求，但也有一些州没有。
Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
仅仅数月后，莉娅开了她的第一家瑜伽馆，但成功不是一蹴而就的。
In most cases, we only need a few but not all.
在大部分情况下，我们只需要几个而不是全部。
After a few minutes, the bus arrived but did not stop at the bus stop.
几分钟后，公交来了但是没有在车站停车。
After a few minutes, the bus arrived but did not stop at the bus stop.
几分钟后，公交来了但是没有在车站停车。
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