I know it's not fair, but you'll just have to accept it. 我知道这不公平，但你只能认了。

Astronomers knew the Earth was round, but few people believed it. 天文学家知道地球是圆的，但是很少有人相信这一点。

There's nobody there – you must be seeing things!

It was a commonly held view in those days. 在当时，这是个很寻常的看法。

‘It's her birthday, but I told her I had to work late.' ‘She'll never buy that!' “这是她的生日，但我告诉过她我得工作到很晚。”“她永远不会接受的。”

I could scarcely credit what had happened. 我几乎不敢相信所发生的事。

Most countries have enthusiastically embraced the concept of high-speed railways. 大多数国家都已经欣然接受了高速铁路的概念。

He sometimes fancied that he heard strange sounds. 他有时想象自己听到了奇怪的声音。

She fancies herself as another Madonna.

I figured that Joe would have received my letter by now. 我估计乔现在已经收到我的信了。

You're new here, I gather. 我猜你就在这里。

He started to get ideas about his importance to the organization. 他开始幻想自己对该组织的重要性。

I'll explain everything to George. I wouldn't want him to get the wrong idea. 我会向乔治解释一切。我不想让他产生误解。

Conventional wisdom held that he would resign. 人们依常识推断他会辞职。

‘Will David be coming to the party?' ‘I expect so.' “戴维会不会来参加聚会？”“我想会吧。”

Consumers may be kidding themselves about how much they'll spend. 消费者在要花多少钱这个问题上可能是在自欺。

I wouldn't want him to run away with the impression that I don't care. 我不想给他留下我不在乎的印象。

I found the film's ending a bit hard to swallow. 我发现这部影片的结尾有点令人难以置信。

My father swears by whisky as a cure for a cold. 我父亲相信威士忌酒是治疗感冒的良方。

He still hasn't really taken in his father's death. 他还没有真正接受父亲已死这个事实。

He said he didn't mind what we did, and we took him at his word.

These threats should not be taken at face value. 这些威胁不应该按字面意思来理解。

We've taken it as a given that our members are honest. 我们理所当然地认为我们的成员都是诚实的。

You mustn't treat what as I say as gospel.

You can take it as read that he'll say no. 你可以认定他将不会同意。

You'll just have to take these figures on trust. 你只要相信这些数据就行了。

We understand that a major announcement is to be made tomorrow. 我们听说明天有重要消息要宣布。