A custom can develop, only to meet a tragic and sorrowful conclusion.

一种习俗可能会形成，却迎来悲剧性和悲伤的结局。

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He spoke softly to calm the crowd, only to meet their derision.

他轻声说话想让人群平静下来，却只换来他们的嘲笑。

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Nobody has any clue about his present location," "It's a mystery known only to the skies.

“没人知道他现在的下落，” “这秘密唯有苍天知晓。”

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He tried the doorknob only to find that someone had to lock the bedroom door first.

他转动门把手，结果发现得有人先把卧室门锁上。

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You have only to tell me which one you want to choose.

你只需告诉我你要选哪个.

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He reveals his innermost feelings only to his best friend.

他把最隐秘的想法只告诉最好的朋友.

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This report would be intelligible only to an expert in computing.

只有计算机运算专家才能看懂这份报告.

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Lift a rock only to drop it on one's own toes.

搬起石头打自己的脚.

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He went to church only to mock.

他去教堂只想嘲笑宗教.

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The regulations refer only to children.

这些规定只适用于小孩子.

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He spent four years in prison, only to find his once-thriving career in ruins upon release.

他在监狱里度过了四年，出狱时却发现曾经蒸蒸日上的事业已化为废墟。

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She calls me if only to scold me for forgetting her birthday.

她打电话给我，哪怕只是为了责怪我忘了她的生日。

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She closed her eyes tight and reached inside the tin, only to find it bare.

她紧闭双眼把手伸进罐子里，结果发现它是空的。

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She dashed to her car only to find the driver's door locked.

她飞奔到她的车旁，却发现驾驶座的门锁上了。

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You may scoff, but I honestly feel I'm acting harshly only to be kind.

你可能会嘲笑，但我真的以为我表现得严厉只是出于善意。

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