to be sure

To be sure , no one had ever known how to find it ; perhaps no one had ever even looked for it .

当然，从来没有任何人能发现这个宝贝，可能，甚至也没有人去寻找过。

One can count , there 111 kings ( not forgetting , to be sure , the Negro kings among them ) , 7000 geographers1 , 900000 businessmen , 7500000 tipplers , 311000000 conceited2 men -- that is to say , about 2000000000 grown-ups .

它上面有一百一十一个国王（当然，没有漏掉黑人国王），七千个地理学家，九十万个实业家，七百五十万个酒鬼，三亿一千一百万个爱虚荣的人，也就是说，大约有二十亿的大人。

England must win this game to be sure of qualifying .

英格兰队必须拿下这场比赛才能确保获得资格。

He is intelligent , to be sure , but he 's also very lazy .

他固然聪明，但也很懒。

It is impossible to be sure about the value of land .

土地的价值是无法确定的。

Parents make the rules . To be sure , many of the rules are no longer appropriate today .

规矩由父母立下。诚然，其中有许多放在今天已不再合适了。

I marked the ground and then paced it out to be sure .

我在地面上作了标记，然后为了确保起见步测了一下。

The US will need a three-to-one superiority in forces to be sure of a successful attack

美国需要在军力上具有3比1的优势才能确保进攻胜利。

We are busy to be sure , but every one is very happy .

工作忙是忙，可是大家很愉快。

He told me once again to be sure to put out the light before leaving .

他曾再三叮嘱我在离开时一定要先关灯。

To be sure , the battery still has a long way to go before the nightly recharge completely replaces the weekly trip to the gas station .

诚然，在毎晚充电完全替代每周前往加油站之前，电池还有很长一段路要走。

So it pays to be sure , because you want to get it right the first time ．

所以,确定是值得的,因为你想在第一次就把事情做好。

Before asking questions about the course design , read the syllabus and learning management system information to be sure the answer isn 't hiding in plain sight ．

在询问有关课程设计的问题之前,请阅读教学大纲和学习管理系统信息,以确保答案不会隐藏在显而易见的地方。

Clock-watcher is an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over .

Clock-watcher指对工作心不在焉，总是不停看时间的员工，下班点一到他们就会停下手里的工作。中文可以戏称为“看表族”。来看个例句：

To be sure , you must know better than that .

肯定，您会知道得比这更清楚的。

A good method , to be sure & but hard to practice .

这是一个好方法，但是不易实行。

Do some research to be sure to find a good match .

做一些调查和研究工作，确保找到一家合适的公司。

To be sure , many of us have to settle .

当然，我们中的很多人不得不中途放弃。

We should perform the test once more to be sure .

我们得把这个试验再做一次以确定有效。

To be sure , China has many other demographic challenges .

当然，中国也面临许多其他人口挑战。

She wanted to be sure the tour information was still correct .

她想确定那旅游信息是否还可靠。

We want to be sure that you 're responsible .

我们要确定你是肯负责的。

The country desperately needs such things , to be sure .

这个国家毋庸置疑地迫切需要这些基础设施建设。

I need to be sure that when the time comes , you can change back .

我要确定的是，随着时间的流逝，你会变成原来的你。

To be sure , that was not my father .

毫无疑问，那不是我父亲（干的）。

Repeat what you hear to be sure you really understand .

重复你听到的以确定你真正了解。

The important thing is to be sure that the important thing remains the important thing .

很重要的一点是，保证重要事务的重要性。

To be sure , China is no angel in international trade matters .

可以肯定的是，中国并非国际贸易事务中的天使。

In China , it is notoriously hard to be sure .

在中国，这很难确定。

To be sure , the financial industry is dangerously powerful .

诚然，金融业的权势已经大到危险的地步。