In fact, the special geographic feature makes it not as dry as it is said to be and it is warm all year round.

事实上，特殊的地理特征使它不像传说中的那样干燥，它一年四季都很温暖。

As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor.

事实上，睡眠的重要性被严重低估，以至于睡得更少已经成为一种荣誉。

"Thanks" can be useful, as it is able to bridge the divide between the formality of "thank you" and the downright relaxed "cheers".

“Thanks”很有用，因为它能够在正式的“thank you”和完全放松的“cheers”之间架起一座桥梁。

I hope my job's safe. Life is hard enough as it is.

希望我的工作安稳。生活照现在这样已经够苦了。

Don't ask me to do it. I've got enough problems as it is.

别让我做这件事。我目前的问题已够多了。

We can't take on any more work—we're fully stretched as it is.

我们不能再接受其他工作了—现在已经竭尽所能了。

We were hoping to finish it by next week—as it is, it may be the week after.

我们本希望在下周完成—看样子可能要下下周才行。

This denim work shirt is as great with a pair of jeans as it is with a tie on casual Fridays.

休闲星期五穿这件丁尼布工作衫配牛仔裤与穿工作衫配领带一样好。

As it is often cold in the mountains, you need to wear warm clothes.

因为山区经常很冷，你需要穿暖和的衣服。

If it hadn't done this, it would not be as strong as it is now.

如果它不这样做的话，它可能不会像现在这样茁壮。

Though this vaccine is safe, it might not be as effective as it is expected to be.

虽然这种疫苗是安全的，但它可能不像预期的那样有效。

According to Professor Johnson, we don't have to read the book if we don't want to, as it is optional.

根据约翰逊教授的说法，我们不想读这本书，就不必读，因为它是选读的。

"I think we'd love most to find something nice, even in the most serious situation as it is now," Ruth said.

“我想我们最希望找到一些好东西，即使是在目前最严峻的情况下。”露丝说。

I have waited too long as it is.

我已经等得太久了。

"Magic is in her just as it is in Dickon," said Colin.

“她就像狄肯一样有魔力。”科林说。

This silly brand doggy doorstop is as practical as it is cute.

这个傻傻的小狗门挡很可爱也很实用。

"I can't go no lower," said the Hatter, "I'm on the floor, as it is."

“我不能再往下了，”帽商说，“我已经是在地板这一层了。”

Take off that coat and waistcoat of yours; you're fat enough as it is.

脱掉你的外衣和背心；你这样已经够胖的了。

This is an adequate amount so long as it is aimed in the right direction.

只要瞄准正确的方向，这个数量是足够的。

"It wouldn't have been as wick as it is if tha' hadn't done it," said Dickon.

“要不是你来修剪修剪，现在花园肯定很糟糕。”狄肯说。

Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you.

让食物保持原汁原味，并且和你周围的人分享你的生活。

Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there.

在北方，食物可以保存很长时间，因为那里通常寒冷干燥。

This is also the case with agent technology, as it is a form of artificial intelligence.

这同样适用于代理技术的情况，因为代理技术也是人工智能的一种。

It's not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students.

对他们来说，转变思维过程并不像年纪更大的学生那样困难。

How can you portray something exactly as it is and at the same time distort it with emotions?

你怎么可能一边完全客观的作画，一边又带有感情的去使之变形呢？

As it is with traditional pharmacies, online drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful.

和传统药店一样，网上药店依靠医药处方来获得成功。

Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too.

虽然这对少数民族企业是有希望的，但增加的赞助也给他们带来了危险。

The runaway success of The Pickwick Papers, as it is generally known today, secured Dickens's fame.

如今举世闻名的《匹克威克外传》的巨大成功使狄更斯声名鹊起。

KFC, as large a company as it is, is owned by a larger parent company, believe it or not, called Yum Brands.

像肯德基这样庞大的公司，被一个更为庞大的母公司所有，信不信由你，这个母公司叫做百胜餐饮集团。

Easter Island, or Rapu Nui as it is known locally, is home to several hundred ancient human statues—the moai.

复活节岛（当地人称之为拉普努伊岛）是数百座古代人类雕像——摩艾石像的故乡。