the research of any society or historical phenomenon uncovers the decisions and development of man, because if it were not for man and his decisions then the world would be forever unchanged.

我们研究任何一种社会现象，其实都是在研究隐藏其后并决定其发展的人，因为如果不是人本身是不定数的话，那么世界上因人而定的所有事物都将是一尘不变的。

thank heaven for little girls, for if it were not for them the much-loved parisian label lanvin would not exist.

感谢上苍创造出那么多小姑娘，如果没有她们，备受宠爱的巴黎名牌朗万就不会存在了。

he pronounces his words like a native, and if it were not for his body language, he could pass for a latino.

他的发音很地道，如果不是他的手势，简直跟拉丁人分不清了。

if it were not for his presence, i would punish you.

要不是他在场, 我会处罚你的.

if it were not for the belly , the back might wear gold.

嘴是无底洞.

pitanguy「s ideas would have had little influence if it were not for his reputation as a skilled surgeon.

要不是皮坦基作为一个熟练外科医生的名声，他的思想一点影响也没有。

i swear to you, messieurs et dames, that if it were not for that accursed law that robs us of our liberty, i would have murdered her at that moment.

我向你们发誓，先生们，女士们，要不是有那道该死的法律让我们无法为所欲为，我当场就会干掉她。

if it were not for your guests all houses would be graves.

如若不是为了接待你的客人,所有的房屋都是坟墓.

if it were not for your help, i early have been defeated.

要不是你的帮助, 我早就失败了.

and i am happy to be seeing a grandchild because if it were not for ruth, i would have never saw a grandchild.

我为我自己抱到孙子而感到庆幸，如果没有路德，这一切都不可能发生。

and if it were not for sheer luck, i」d have raised the percentage to 65.4.

要不是我的运气好，班里的不及格率就该上升到65.4%了。

if it were not for the atmosphere, we will die.

要不是有空气, 我们都得死去.

it could have collapsed if it were not for some collectors who turned it into a museum in 2010.

2010年它被一些收藏家改建为一家博物馆，若非如此恐怕早已经倒塌了。

indeed this number could have been higher if it were not for an injury to cristiano zanetti, and the absence of sebastian giovinco (as well as paolo de ceglie and claudio marchisio) at the olympics.

事实上，如果克里斯蒂亚诺.扎内蒂没有受伤，塞巴斯蒂安.吉奥文科（还有保罗.德.切利和克劳迪奥.马尔基西奥）没有参加奥运会的话，这一数字有可能会更高。

you'll hear that none of this would have happened if it were not for social media.

你会听到，如果没有社交媒体，这一切都不会发生。

investors might have coped with the credit crunch if it were not for the high commodity prices, and vice versa.

如果不出现过高的商品价格，投资者也许能对付得了信贷紧缩，反之亦然。

if it were not for the modern equipment, such experiments would not be performed.

如果没有这些现代化设备，这些实验就不能进行。

if it were not for the rain, the drought would not have been got rid of.

要不是下了这场雨, 旱情就消除不了.

if it were not for our conception of weights and measures we would stand in awe of the 34) firefly as we do before the sun.

若不是因为我们崇尚重量和尺度，我们站在萤火虫前就会像在太阳前一样心怀敬畏。

if it were not for losses, all would go well.

如果不是损失的话, 一切就好了.

insects would make it impossible for us to live in theworld; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds , if it were not for the protection we get from ...

昆虫会使我们无法在这个世界上生存: 如果不是由于食虫动物的 保

but dr levine thinks that crowds can also diffuse potentially violent situations and that crime would be much higher if it were not for crowds.

不过levine博士认为大众同样也能消解掉潜在的暴力情绪，或者说如果没有大众的话，犯罪率会更高。

the step is so simple that, if it were not for the women in white lab coats scooping up samples, it would be missed.

这个步骤就这样简单，因此要不是穿着实验室白色工作服的妇女舀起样品，我们就错过了这一幕。

however, that mindset would have never been found if it were not for the physical and mental challenges i placed upon myself.

不过，假使你从来都怯于敢挑战自己的身心，那么，这种态度将永远都无处可寻。

if it were not for my intervention, you could have been killed.

我要是不干涉, 你可能已经被杀了.

if it were not for the guardian and others digging away for the last several months, mr coulson might still be director of communications at number 10 this morning.

若不是卫报和其他媒体持续深入该事件达数月，库尔森也许在今早仍是唐宁街十号的通讯主任。

if it were not for our conception of weights and measures we would stand in awe of the firefly as we do before the sun.

假使我们抛却传统下衡量世界的标準，一只小小的萤火虫同太阳一样都值得我们敬畏。

if it were not for this defect, i shall hire him at once.

如果不是因为这个缺点，我会马上雇用他。

if it were not for friction, you could not walk.

要不是由于摩擦, 你就不能行走.