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But lately it seemed as if the entire city had been magically reduced to only two people--us.

但最近整个城市看起来就好像魔法般的缩减到了两个人--我们。

But now, military officials say the area held by the Tamil Tigers has been reduced to just a few square kilometers of beachfront.

但现在军方官员说猛虎组织曾控制的这些地区已经减少到了只有几平方公里的海滨地区。

It was not an issue that could be sorted out in two years, nor could it be reduced to a single document or a single program.

这不是一个能在二年内解决的问题，亦不能被压缩为一份单独的文件或一个单独的项目。

However, if France balked, then America might be "reduced to the necessity of ending the war by an accommodation" with Britain.

但是，如果法国继续观望，美国与英国“的战争获胜更为渺茫，就会导致和解”。

"Such a decision will put thousands of jobs at risk -- it's heresy. Rose cannot be reduced to just a color, " he added.

PACA社会党主席MichelVauzelle说：“欧盟该议案可能引起经济地震，这样的决定可能导致数千人面临失业的危险，玫瑰红酒不能只降格为一种颜色而已。”

Then in seeking battle we milled around between the enemy's main forces and his block houses and were reduced to complete passivity.

尔后辗转寻战于敌之主力和堡垒之间，完全陷入被动地位。

There was a period where she was reduced to prostitution for a while.

曾经有一段时间她甚至落魄到成为一名妓女。

I am now reduced to using my own BlackBerry to remind those sitting across the table with me that I wouldn't mind a little conversation.

如今，逼得我用自己的黑莓手机，来提醒坐在我对面的那位，本人并不在意说会儿话。

I then said that I had never known the Services reduced to such a parlous condition. This fairly set the cat among the pigeons.

接着我就说，我从来就不知道美国三军的力量削弱到如此危险的地步，我这话可引起了轩然大波。

Fortunately, given the facts, I had the fine reduced to almost nothing, but I still incurred a sufficient amount of unnecessary legal fees.

幸运的，我已经将罚款减到了最小，但是我还必须付出足够的诉讼费用。

Our outlook at this time was that London, except for its strong modern buildings, would be gradually and soon reduced to a rubble-heap.

这时，我们展望前途，认为伦敦除它的一部分坚固的现代化建筑以外，将逐渐在短期内变成一片瓦砾。

Sex is the "playful intoxication of a world reduced to just a room, two bodies and a bed" .

整个世界在性的陶醉癫狂中似乎就只剩下一房一床和两人。

During monsoon time, when visibility is often reduced to 60m, the sea is usually rough.

季风时节，当能见度只有60米时，整个海面是雾蒙蒙的一片。

will be reduced to ashes at once, but that hidden at the bottom of the heart will endure and remain fresh forever.

激情握在手里边顷刻会化为灰烬，而藏在心底却可以历久常新。

In this sedate garrison town ringed by jagged peaks, the gentle thrum of the day is usually reduced to a whisper by night.

在这个群峰环绕、安详的卫戍小镇上，白天温柔的声响总是变成夜间温柔的窃窃私语。

In churches, membership is often reduced to simply adding your name to a roll, with no requirements or expectations.

在教会里，教会会员往往沦为把名字加在会员册上罢了，没有任何要求与期望。

If the complex argument of this book had to be reduced to a single sentence, that would be it.

如果这洋洋洒洒一本书的主要论点缩减成一句话，那么就应该是这句了。

Arranged on a platform that rests just above the ground, the home is reduced to a few essential elements, a main house and a small studio.

这两个体量被放置在高台上，与地面成一定距离，住宅内部简约明了，只有少许元素，一个主要住宅和一个工作室。

When he returned the next morning, he found his home reduced to its foundations, and heard faint cries for help.

第二天早上他回来，只见他的家只剩下了地基，他听到微弱的求救声。

Symptomatic of this was the Ford Taurus, once America's bestselling car. By early 2000 it had been reduced to a little-loved rental vehicle.

其中一个标志性的事件就是曾经的公司销售之王福特金牛到了2000年初已然只能当没人爱的租赁车了。