| 1. | Borrowing tapes from the library would be the next-best thing .
从资料库借磁带是退而求其次的办法。 |
| 2. | It ' s not very attractive . he ' s just rebounding
那不太具吸引力他只是退而求其次 |
| 3. | The quickest way is by train ; the next best way is to go by road
最快的办法是搭火车，退而求其次是搭车。 |
| 4. | While those ofa cynical nature might think that adam was on the rebound
虽然那些爱猜疑的人会以为亚当只是退而求其次 |
| 5. | Japan is the main market for our products , and the next best is germany
日本是我们产品的主要市场，退而求其次是德国。 |
| 6. | Since money was tight , we settled for a short trip to the south
既然钱紧了一点,我们退而求其次,来一趟短期的南部之旅。 |
| 7. | Tickets for the concert are not available , so the next best is the cinema
音乐会的门买不到了，那麽退而求其次是电影。 |
| 8. | Then he walks away . he knows what he is worth , and doesn ' t compromise
然后，他扬长而去。他知道自己该吃什么，不肯退而求其次。 |
| 9. | You are able to look from the absolute point of view ? why go back to the relative
你可以绝对（能所俱泯）地反观何必退而求其次？ |
| 10. | The shop didn ' t have quite what we wanted so we had to settle for second best
这家商店没有完全合乎我们需要的东西，所以我们只好退而求其次了。 |
