CONJ-SUBORD 假定;假设 You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences. 假定;假设
'Assuming you're right,' he said, 'there's not much I can do about it, is there?'.
“就算你是对的,”他说,“这件事也没什么我可以做的,不是吗?”
But assuming that the talks make progress, won't they do too little, too late?