a comforting/sobering/chilling thought 令人安慰的/使人冷静的/令人寒心的想法
Another thought came to me about the new house. 关于新房子,我又有了别的想法。
The thought struck him that maybe they were trying to cheat him. 他猛然想到或许他们是想骗他。
The thought had crossed my mind that we were taking a big risk. 我突然想到我们是在冒很大的风险。
When she tried to consider the problem, her thoughts wandered. 她试图考虑这个问题时,思想却开了小差。
I tried to be calm, but my thoughts were racing. 我试图冷静下来,但思想却不受控制。
‘How about a cup of coffee?' she said, reading my thoughts. “要不要来杯咖啡?”她看出了我的想法而说道。
She couldn't bear the thought of seeing him again. 一想起再见到他,她就受不了。
What a brilliant idea! 多棒的主意啊!
Then I had an idea: we could stay with Mark. 接着我有了个主意:我们可以和马克呆在一起。
an idea for a new TV show 对新电视节目的设想
How did you get the idea to remove the window from the outside? 你怎么想到要把窗户从外面卸下来?
Then she got the idea of sending the poems to a publisher. 然后她想到该把那些诗寄给出版商。
We didn't have a clear idea of what to expect from the training course. 我们不清楚能从这个培训课程中学到些什么。
Standing in the rain for two hours was not my idea of fun. 在雨里站上两个小时我可不觉得好玩。
Lying by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven. 躺在游泳池边上看一本好书就是我认为的天堂般的生活。
The policy is based on the idea that some industries need to be protected from market forces. 该项政策所依据的原则是某些产业在市场压力下应当受到保护。
I'm a great believer in the idea of democracy. 我是民主原则的忠实信徒。
a belief in the existence of UFOs 认为不明飞行物存在的看法
the mistaken belief that cocaine is not an addictive drug 认为可卡因不会使人上瘾的错误看法
There is widespread belief that an agreement has been made. 大家普遍认为已经签订了协议。
It is my firm belief that the government should act now. 我坚决认为政府现在应该采取行动。
There is a growing belief that she will resign. 越来越多的人认为她将辞职。
a belief in social justice 对社会正义的信心
the belief that women should be treated equally 认为女性应该受到同等对待的信念
Christian/Buddhist beliefs 基督教/佛教教义
Everyone is entitled to express their own personal beliefs. 每个人都有权表达个人的信仰。
I have my own theory about why he resigned. 关于他辞职的原因我有自己的看法。
There is a theory that her death was an accident. 有人猜测她的死是个意外。
It's important that children learn to understand the concept of sharing. 让孩子们明白分享的概念很重要。
The first year introduces the basic concepts of management. 第一学年介绍管理的基本概念。
The company launched its discount airline concept in 1989. 该公司于1989年提出航班打折概念。
a new concept in fast food 快餐新概念
The government has failed to demonstrate its commitment to the railways. 政府未能证明它对铁路的支持。
I'm delighted to know you have such faith in me. 得知你对我如此信赖我很高兴。
The public have lost faith in what the government is doing. 公众对政府的所作所为失去了信心。
Maybe we put too much faith in doctors and medicine. 也许我们对医生和医学太信任了。
The attack has destroyed his faith in humankind. 这次攻击摧毁了他对人类的信心。
They seemed to accept everything he said with blind faith. 他们似乎盲目地接受他所说的一切。
Excellent customer service should be our guiding principle. 提供完善的客户服务应该是我们的指导原则。
It is a basic principle of English law that a person is innocent until proven guilty. 英国法律的一项基本原则是一个人在被证明有罪之前是无辜的。
the principle that education should be free to everyone 人人都有权接受教育的原则
Marxist/Buddhist/democratic principles 马克思主义/佛教教义/民主主义
the principles and ideals that the party stands for 该党主张的信条和理想
He seems to have absolutely no principles. 他好像毫无原则。
It was against their principles to join the armed forces. 参加武装部队有违他们的准则。
Bennett stuck to his principles, and refused to name the source of his information. 贝内特坚持自己的原则,拒绝说出他的消息来源者的名字。
Whose bright idea was that, then? 那么,那是谁的好主意?
a philosophical abstraction 哲学上的抽象概念
She added as an afterthought, ‘I liked him though.' 她又补充说道,“不过我喜欢他。”
Moving walkways have been a gleam in the eye of town planners for some time. 移动人行道还只是城镇规划者好长时间内的一个愿望而已。
Your argument is based on a completely false assumption. 你的论点建立在一个完全错误的假设上。
There is an assumption that all the people who live around here are rich. 有人臆断住在这附近的所有人都很富有。
People tend to make assumptions about you based on your appearance. 人们往往以貌取人。
The law works on the assumption that it is preferable for children to be with their mother. 这项法律的实施是基于孩子与母亲生活比较好的假设。
His recent poll victory could start an ultra-nationalist bandwagon rolling. 他在最近民意测验中的胜利可能会掀起一波极端民族主义的浪潮。
Every business was trying to jump on the ‘dot-com' bandwagon. 每个企业都在试图追赶潮流建立“网上公司”。
Her conclusion was that the situation would never improve. 她的结论是情况将永远不会好转。
Rachel was coming to the conclusion that Lenny was only interested in himself. 雷切尔得出结论,认为兰尼只关心自己。
Hubble reached the conclusion that the universe was expanding. 哈勃得出结论说宇宙在不断膨胀。
The situation becomes more complicated if his argument is taken to its logical conclusion. 如果根据他的论点得出合乎逻辑的结论,形势会变得更加复杂。
History is an ideological construct.
She holds deep religious convictions. 她有着坚定的宗教信仰。
We know he is guilty, but it takes more than deductions to win a court case. 我们知道他有罪,但要打赢这场官司光凭演绎推论是不够的。
Oh that's just one of Carol's little eccentricities. 哦,那只是卡罗尔小小的怪癖之一。
Mark and Susie went into marriage with very different expectations. 马克与苏茜结婚时对生活的期望大不相同。
The two teachers have different expectations of their students. 两位老师对他们学生的期望不相一致。
The success of the product has exceeded all our expectations. 该产品的成功超出了我们所有的预期。
The team has performed beyond all expectations. 球队的表现好得出乎所有人的意料。
parents with high expectations of their children 对子女期望甚高的父母
We had heard so much about the restaurant, but it did not live up to our expectations. 我们对那家饭馆闻名已久,可它却让我们很失望。
It's a dull book but there are occasional flashes of insight. 这是一本乏味的书,但偶尔会出现一些顿悟。
The music gives some flavour of the traditional ways of singing. 这种音乐具有传统演唱方式的某些风格。
A thought suddenly came into my head. 突然我有了一个主意。
I don't want to put any ideas into your head. 我不想给你灌输任何想法。
He did the sums quickly in his head. 他很快地心算了一下。
Our findings support the hypothesis that these patients are at increased risk of heart disease. 我们的研究结果证明了这一假设,即这些病人患心脏病的危险增加了。
Darwin offered a working hypothesis for the mechanism of evolution. 达尔文就进化机制提出了一个有待论证的假说。
youthful idealism
She was always letting her idealism get in the way of practicalities. 她总是让她的理想主义挡住实践的道路。
Many people still have the illusion that full employment is possible. 许多人还有这种错觉,认为可以实现充分就业。
This description creates the illusion that we can solve all our environmental problems. 这种描述产生了这样一种错觉,即我们能够解决所有的环境问题。
We are under no illusion that this money will be enough. 我们并没有抱着这些钱会够用的幻想。
I had no illusions about the task that lay ahead. 我不曾对面前的工作抱任何幻想。
We have an image of the US as a very rich country. 我们有种印象,认为美国是个非常富有的国家。
The company needs to shake off its outdated image. 这家公司得摆脱它过时的形象。
the strong visual images of the Catholic church 天主教教堂强烈的视觉形象
Their name conjures up images of shiny new office buildings. 他们的名字让人联想到明亮的新办公大楼形象。
I had a sudden mental image of Robert waiting for me with flowers. 我头脑中突然闪现出罗伯特拿着花等我的情景。
The first inkling that something was wrong came on Wednesday. 最早有些不对劲的迹象出现在星期三。
I had no inkling how serious these problems are. 我对这些问题的严重性一无所知。
Environmental groups took a very tough line with the industry. 环保团体对于该产业采取了非常强硬的态度。
Forsyth appears to have hardened his line on Europe. 福赛思对欧洲的态度似乎强硬了起来。
The conference will provide a meeting ground for people working in tourism and the media.
Advertisements need to get the message across in 60 seconds or less. 广告需要在 60 秒钟或更短的时间内让人看懂。
I haven't the faintest notion what you're talking about. 我完全不明白你在说什么。
The current orthodoxy is child-centred, not teacher-centred, learning. 当前公认的学习方法是以孩子为中心,而不是以教师为中心。
I have such happy pictures in my mind of those times. 在我脑海中那段日子的情景是那么美好。
She had a mental picture of Samuel's face. 她脑海中浮现出塞缪尔的模样。
The treaty is a pillar of arms control in the nuclear age. 这份条约是核武器时代进行军备控制的重要基础。
Before meeting with a client, you must try to erase any preconceptions you may have about them. 在和客户会面之前,应该尽可能消除任何有关他们的先入之见。
The conclusions in the report were based on a false premise. 报告中的结论是以一个错误的前提为基础得出的。
We started from the premise that the situation can get no worse. 我们是从局势不会再恶化这个前提出发的。
We make the presumption that officials are honest. 我们推想长官们都是诚实的。
a presumption of innocence 无罪的推定
The Devil may be a projection of our fears and insecurities. 魔鬼可能是我们的恐惧和不安全感的映射。
Pseudosciences are formulated so vaguely that they can never be proven or disproven.
When real scientists are active, they can expose pseudoscience.
The ring of the bell disturbed her reverie. 铃声打断了她的白日梦。
Winning an award would give me a great sense of achievement. 得奖会给我很大的成就感。
They say they are dealing with the problem, but there seems to be no sense of urgency. 他们说他们正在处理这个问题,但给人的感觉似乎是他们并不着急。
A little bit of praise and appreciation can give people a real sense of well-being. 一点点表扬和欣赏能让人感到心情愉快。
Beth read Jake's letter with a mounting sense of panic. 贝思读着杰克的信,恐惧感越来越强烈。
It's a small village with a strong sense of local identity. 这是个具有很强地方特色的小村子。
His party had encouraged nationalist sentiment. 他所属的政党煽动民族主义情绪。
I had considerable sympathy with the sentiments expressed in his letter. 他在信中提到的许多观点我都相当赞同。
The proposals take no account of popular sentiment. 提案没有考虑大多数人的意见。
He certainly doesn't fit the stereotype of the emotional Italian. 他肯定不符合意大利人非常情绪化这种模式化的形象。
I don't agree with the central thesis of the article. 我不赞同这篇文章的中心论点。
Research confirms her thesis that not all women enjoy shopping. 研究证实了她的论点:并非所有的妇女都喜欢购物。
There are some interesting things in your report. 你的报告里有一些有趣的想法。
I have a few things to say to you. 我有一些事要对你讲的。
If anyone asks you what I said, don't say a thing. 如果有人问起我说过什么,什么也不要说。
I have a few things on my mind right now. 现在我正在考虑一些事情。
On holiday, work is the last thing on my mind. 我度假时从不考虑工作。
There is a common thread running through all the problems. 所有这些问题都有一个共同的特点。
The tide of public opinion is moving towards tighter planning controls. 公众舆论倾向于进行更为严格的规划管理。
Is it a universal truth that exercise is good for you? 锻炼有益是个永恒的真理吗?
She was sure he'd forgiven her – or was that just wishful thinking? 她确信他已经原谅她,或者这只是她的痴心妄想而已?
This selection of King's speeches provide a flavor of his passionate, African-American social gospel.
My philosophy is ‘live and let live'. 我的处事哲学是“自己活,也让别人活”。
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