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只有少数人在这个岛上居住。 Only a few people inhabited the island.
只有少数亲戚参加了他的葬礼。 Only a few of his kindred were present at his funeral.
在漫长的世界历史中，只有少数几代人在自由处于最危急的时刻被赋予保卫自由的责任。 In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger.
由於两个主要政党都赢得了相同数量的席位，因此作为少数派的政党居於举足轻重的地位。 Since the two main parties each won the same number of seats, the minority party holds the balance of power.
在那个国家的少数民族的国籍问题上仍有争论。 The nationality of the minority groups in that country is still at issue.
少数民族音乐会持续了两个小时。 The minority nationality concert lasted two hours.
投票反对该提议的人占少数。 A small minority voted against the motion.
该少数民族应归属哪一州的问题已由公民投票表决. The question of which state the minority group should belong to was decided by (a) plebiscite.
这次选举後该党已沦为微不足道的少数党. The election reduced the Party to a rump.
制造歧视妇女和少数民族的人为障碍；人为的经济繁荣 Set up artificial barriers against women and minorities; an artificial economic boom.
经过特别警告巴格达不得在伊拉克任何地方使用毒气和作战飞机（这些警告鼓励了少数民族叛变）以后，当伊拉克继续用作战直升机对付叛军时，布什却半途而废未加制止。 After having pointedly warned Baghdad not to use poison gas or combat aircraft anywhere in Iraq, warnings that had encouraged the rebellion, Mr.Bush pulled up short when Iraq continued to fly combat helicopters against the insurgents.