Success always seems as inevitable in retrospect as it is elusive when sought.

人们回想过去时候，总觉得本来是十拿九稳，而在追时，它却虚无缥缈。

Because it's as di-mini-tive as it is do-mini-utive, my mind must be like sieve.

因为它是像巨小一样迷你，我思想必须像筛子一样。

Then you know their network's as pervasive as it is deadly.

那你应该知道他们网络无所不在。

AI, as it is known for short, comes in several guises.

人工智能简称AI，有几种形式。

It is just as it is with the flower.

这就象花一样。

As it is with the individual, so it is with the nation.

对于人是如此，对于国家也是这样。

Now the Arctic wasn't as chilly then as it is today.

虽然那时北极没有现在这么冷。

As it is, the war will be prolonged indefinitely.

而现在，这场战争将继续延长下去，不知何时才能终结。

He's as rich as Croesus as it is. - So you mean to fleece her?

而且他已经富得流油。- 你想榨她？

Shang's on a short fuse as it is.

实际上，最近李翔脾气有些暴躁。

The economy is not contracting as it is today.

当时厄瓜多尔经济不像现在这样萎缩。

Of course this reflects society as it is when the books are written.

当然了，这反映了这些书创作之时社会背景。

As much as it is comfy to work in your PJ's, please don't.

穿着睡衣工作确实舒服，但不要这样做。

And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers.

不仅你事业，还有你伴侣。

However, it's still a useful piece of advice as long as it isn't taken literally.

然而，只要不是按字面意思看，它仍然是一有用建议。

The situation is as wounding as it is uncharted.

这种情况既伤人，又让人不知为何。

As long as it isn't too far from this city, I don't mind.

只要离这城市不太远，我不介意。

Or as it is more commonly known, the developer.

或者大家更熟悉名称——开发者。

The reason is as devastating as it is simple.

原因直截了当。

It's as much about the context as it is about the words themselves.

它既关乎语境也关乎文字。