His is a succinct and definitive if somewhat dry history.

他用简洁明确的文字写了一本（关于青年党）枯燥历史的书。

The eldest son was highly intelligent, if somewhat lazy.

【if】大儿子很聪明，不过有点懒。

I thank our scriptwriter, the always stylish Dr. Lucy Tse, for today's wonderful – if somewhat depressing – script.

我感谢我们的编剧， 永远时尚的谢露西博士，感谢她今天精彩的——虽然有些令人沮丧——的剧本。

Federalists from New England still having a voice in Congress, if somewhat weaker, still protested in tones of horror.

来自新英格兰的联邦党人在国会中仍有发言权， 虽然弱了一些，但仍以惊恐的语气抗议。

She only perceived that Anne had made a very thorough apology and all resentment vanished from her kindly, if somewhat officious, heart.

她只觉得安妮已经做了一个非常彻底的道歉，所有的怨恨都从她善意的，甚至有点多管闲事的心上消失了。

Because it creates virtually no emissions and  the volcano provides a constant source of heat, it's a completely renewable and clean -  if somewhat terrifying - form of energy.

因为它几乎不产生任何排放物，而且火山提供了持续的热源，所以它是一种完全可再生和清洁的——如果有点可怕——能源形式。

Rachael and Muriel raised a mild if somewhat surprised laugh, in which Dick and Maury joined, both of them red in the face and restraining uproariousness with the most apparent difficulty.

Rachael 和 Muriel 发出温和但又有些意外的笑声，Dick 和 Maury 也跟着笑了起来，他们都红着脸，极力克制住自己的喧闹声。

From their humble beginnings, elevator systems have continually played a critical if somewhat understated role in shaping the world we live in; and with such incredible innovations ahead, their seemingly perpetual upward journey looks set to continue into the future.

初生简陋，电梯系统一直在塑造我们所生活的世界中发挥着至关重要的作用，尽管有些低调；随着这些令人难以置信的创新的到来，它们看似永无止境的上升之旅似乎将持续到未来。

" Well, I don't know, " quoth the old fellow; then he added, as if somewhat ashamed of himself: " Besides, you know, when the waters are out and all Runnymede is flooded, it's none so pleasant" .

“嗯，我不知道，”老家伙说。然后他补充说，好像有点为自己感到羞愧：“此外，你知道，当水停了，朗尼米德全境都被淹没时，这可不是一件愉快的事。”