if only

If only I had bought him another truck, since the first two hadn't been adequate proof of how much I loved him.

要是我给他买了另一辆车，既然前两辆车不足以证明我有多爱他。

If only it had the political leaders to match, its chance of avoiding recession would be far better than one in two.

只要美国具备合适的领导人来掌舵，其避免经济衰退的概率将会大大高于目前这种两党争执不下的局面。

If only the idea could catch on, we should be able to make quite a lot of money out of it.

但愿这个主意被采纳，那么我们就能从中赚一大笔钱。

I just wanted to share those feelings with you, if only for a few hours. Despair, loss, abandonment, betrayal.

绝望，失去，遗失，背叛，我只想和你分享这些痛苦，哪怕就几个小时；

If only the plant could talk, it might be able to save itself from dying, either from thirst or drowning.

如果植物能开口讲话，或许它们可以解救自己于垂死、缺水或淹溺的境况。

There's something about dancing that frees the heart from the troubles of the day, even if only for a while.

即使是一小会儿也好，跳舞仍会能从一定程度上将心从白天的烦心事中解脱出来。

As if only half of me is alive. The other half is pressed down in a bag and suffocated.

就好像我只有一半是活着的，另一半被压在袋子里面无法呼吸。

If only Iceland had been a member of the European Union and eurozone, the argument went, it would have escaped the crisis and humiliation.

人们认为，如果冰岛是欧盟和欧元区成员国，它就能够逃过危机，避免蒙羞。

So, finally, she faced the fact that there was no sense dreaming about if only, and forcefully returned her thoughts to her original plan.

所以，最后，她面对现实，没有理由只梦想着如何，并强迫自己的思想回到最初的打算。

If only you knew how much I think of you.

如果只有你知道我有多么了解你！

If only phones could be used to pay for things, it would be easier to leave a wallet behind.

不过，如果手机也能用来付款，那么忘带钱包就没什么大碍了。

"She looked at me and said, 'If only I had teeth down there, '" recalled Ehlers, who was a 20-year-old medical researcher at the time.

“她看着我，然后说：如果那里有一排牙齿、、、”埃勒斯回忆。

If only he were a bit better laterally on defense the UA product would be a prototypical NBA small forward.

如果他能再加强一些他的防守能力的话，那么他能成为NBA联盟出色的典型小前锋。

Like many of his peers, he made a great show of resisting public office, if only to demonstrate the absence of ambition.

他与许多同龄人一样，竭力抵制出任公职，这样做好像只是为了证明自己没有野心。

If only there were harbours which could nourish great armies, here was the front on which to strike.

只要我们获得能够容纳庞大军队的港口，这里就是展开攻势的前线。

If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

甚愿你素来听从我的命令，你的平安就如河水，你的公义就如海浪。

If only a small portion of a large XML document needs to be changed, the performance penalty with such an approach can be considerable.

如果只是一个大XML文档的一小部分需要更改，那么此方法带来的性能损害是比较可观的。

If only Hitler and Mussolini could have a good game of bowls once a week at Geneva, I feel that Europe would not be as troubled as it is.

我觉得，要是希特勒和墨索里尼能每周在日内瓦好好打一场保龄球，欧洲的局面就不会如此糟糕。

He put his hand familiarly on her shoulder, as if only to greet her in passing.

他亲密地把他的手搭在她肩上，好像只是路过打个招呼。

If only they knew how much everyone in the room appreciated their apple-scented shampoo.

即使他们知道舍友是不是会欣赏自己的苹果味洗发露。