As often happens in Italy, a daunting punishment has been whittled down to a mild reproof.

正如意大利的一贯作风，一项骇人的刑罚会逐渐缩水，最后变成温和的责备。

They chose somebody else, as often happens.

他们选择了其他人，这经常发生。

As often happened back then, four of the children died young.

正如当时经常发生的那样， 其中四个孩子英年早逝。

As often happens in earthquakes, many people were buried under fallen buildings and needed help.

正如地震中经常发生的那样，许多人被埋在倒塌的建筑物下，需要帮助。

But the bell was ringing for lunch, and, as often happened, Cecil had paid no great attention to her remarks.

但是午饭的铃声已经响起， 而且，正如经常发生的那样， 塞西尔并没有太在意她的话。

Next, as often happens in movies like this, the story goes back – we jump back in the story six months.

接下来， 就像这样的电影中经常发生的那样，故事回到过去——我们跳回故事六个月。

And when, as often happened, the drill-sergeant rebuked me for some inefficiency as I stood in line, when he addressed me as " Number Seven" !

而且，正如经常发生的那样， 当教官指责我在排队时效率低下时， 他称我为“七号” ！

We met long before social media, and his address has now been relocated by the authorities, as often happens with slums.

在社交媒体没出来前就已经失联很久了 他的地址如今也被当局迁移了 在贫民窟很常见。

By far the greatest effect of her simple strategy on that day was, as often happens, in a quarter quite outside her view when arranging it.

这一天约布赖特太太采取的小小计谋，在某个方面完全超过了她的初衷，情况常常就是这样。

As often happens in sports, different teams become rivals, meaning they compete against each other and have a particular dislike for each other.

正如体育运动中经常发生的那样， 不同的球队成为竞争对手，这意味着他们相互竞争并且彼此特别不喜欢。

With everything now in place, Kurt turned the auger on. Despite all that prep work, something went slightly off-kilter, as often happens in the life of a farmer.

一切就绪后，库尔特打开螺旋钻。尽管做了所有准备工作，有些事情还是有点不对劲，农民生活中经常发生这样的事。

Unfortunately, as often happens to people who become famous suddenly at a young age, both Margaret and Catherine became alcoholics – people who drink too much alcohol.

不幸的是， 就像年轻时突然成名的人经常发生的那样，玛格丽特和凯瑟琳都成了酒鬼——喝太多酒的人。

We met each other under the lamp, and, as often happens in this great town, two casual passengers brought face to face found, each in the other an acquaintance.

我们在灯下相遇，就像在这个伟大的城镇经常发生的那样，两个偶然的乘客面对面被发现，彼此都是熟人。

And, as often happens on clear nights, they seemed now to be in perspective, now on a plane; now piled tier beyond tier into the infinite heavens, now concealing infinity, a roof limiting for ever the visions of men.

正像在万里晴空之夜所常见到的那样，星星一会儿好像分成层次，一会儿又像在一个平面上，一会儿是一层一层堆成无限的天宇，一会儿又象是要把无限隐蔽起来。一个屋顶永远限制着人们的视线。