I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.
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2. “是楼下餐厅的。在那里吃饭很贵，但是我们可以退而求其次。”查理回答道。
"It's from the restaurant below. It's very expensive to eat there, but we can do the next best thing," answered Charlie.
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3. 退而求其次，该运动希望投票率偏低。
Instead it hoped for a weak turnout.
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4. 在退而求其次之前，要尝试一下。
Try Plan a before you settle for Plan b.
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5. 借磁带是退而求其次的办法。
Borrowing tapes from the library would be the next-best thing.
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6. 因此，塞梅尔先生只能自我宽慰地退而求其次。
So Mr Semel has had to content himself with consolation prizes.
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7. 我们的历程从来不是走捷径或是退而求其次。
Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less.
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8. 不要怕目标定得太高，你可能需要退而求其次。
Do not fear item demarcates too high, you possibly need to draw backask next.
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9. 城市的商店里货物品种多，你不必退而求其次。
There is so much variety that you never have to make with second best.
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10. 马戏票没有了，那么退而求其次，就是去动物园。
There are no tickets left for the Circus, the next best thing is the zoo.
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11. 我们的历程从来不是走捷径或退而求其次的历程。
Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less.
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12. 如果您的电视没有，然后使用s -视频，退而求其次。
If your TV doesn't, then use S-Video, the next best thing.
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13. 因此，利用这种方式的文件是一个退而求其次的解决方案种类。
So, using the files in this way is a kind of fallback solution.
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14. 我们的历程才刚刚开始，那将不是走捷径或退而求其次的历程。
Our journey has just began, and never would be one of short-cuts or settling for less.
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15. 如果他们不能亲自看到他们的领导人，员工要查看退而求其次。
And if they can't see their leaders in person, employees want to view the next best thing.
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16. 找不到合适的老师，所以21岁的大学生沙杨·帕塞退而求其次。
So, Shayan Parsai, a 21-year-old college student, did the next best thing.
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17. 即使作为一个歌手不成功，但他受过师资培训，还可以退而求其次。
Even if he is not successful as a singer, he has his training as a teacher to fall back on.
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18. 人生之路很长，总有时间去实施备选方案，但不要一开始就退而求其次。
Life is long. There is always time for Plan B. But don't begin withit.
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19. 没有人愿意退而求其次伪劣，我知道你想以自己目前的形象区分，质量和可靠性。
No one wants to settle for inferior quality and I know that you want to present yourself with an image of distinction, quality and reliability.
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20. 因此，我们退而求其次，专注提供让客户能通过宣传品牌获得新客户的营销平台。
So we've dialed it back and are currently focused on providing a marketing platform that enables our clients to acquire new customers through their brand advocates.
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21. 当地人不愿和你交流，而你只能退而求其次，到处观光，拍一些咧着嘴傻笑的照片。
The locals shun you and you are relegated to sightseeing and taking cheesy photos.
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22. 为了消灾弭祸，农民常常是退而求其次，种种粮以糊口养家或者找其他活儿以维持生计。
To avoid all that, farmers often retreat into subsistence growing or look for alternative livelihoods.
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23. 因此，如果没有一个可以实际观测到的速度可供参考，那么可以退而求其次，估算一个团队的速度。
So, if an actual observed velocity is not available to use, the next best thing is to estimate a team velocity.
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24. 阴雨绵绵的下午，窝在家里看小说最惬意了；退而求其次的话，跟好朋友聊聊天也挺好。
Chatting with good friends is the next best thing to reading a novel at home on a rainy afternoon.
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25. 伟大不是凭空而来的，而是赢得的。在我们的历程中，从来没有走捷径或是退而求其次。
Greatness does not come out of thin air, it is won. In our journey, we never take shortcuts or retreat.
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26. 伟大不是凭空而来的，而是赢得的。在我们的历程中，从来没有走捷径或是退而求其次。
Great not come out of the blue, but a win. In our course, never to take shortcuts or settling for less.
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27. 伟大不是凭空而来的，而是赢得的。在我们的历程中，从来没有走捷径或是退而求其次。
Greatness is not come out of nothing, it is earned. In the course of our history, there has never been a short cut or a retreat.
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28. 伟大不是凭空而来的，而是赢得的。在我们的历程中，从来没有走捷径或是退而求其次。
Greatness is not come out of nothing, it is earned. In the course of our history, there has never been a short cut or a retreat.
