I know it's not fair, but you'll just have to accept it. 我知道這不公平，但你只能認了。

Astronomers knew the Earth was round, but few people believed it. 天文學家知道地球是圓的，但是很少有人相信這一點。

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

It was a commonly held view in those days. 在當時，這是個很尋常的看法。

‘It's her birthday, but I told her I had to work late.' ‘She'll never buy that!' “這是她的生日，但我告訴過她我得工作到很晚。”“她永遠不會接受的。”

I could scarcely credit what had happened. 我幾乎不敢相信所發生的事。

Most countries have enthusiastically embraced the concept of high-speed railways. 大多數國家都已經欣然接受了高速鐵路的概念。

He sometimes fancied that he heard strange sounds. 他有時想象自己聽到了奇怪的聲音。

She fancies herself as another Madonna.

I figured that Joe would have received my letter by now. 我估計喬現在已經收到我的信了。

You're new here, I gather. 我猜你就在這裏。

He started to get ideas about his importance to the organization. 他開始幻想自己對該組織的重要性。

I'll explain everything to George. I wouldn't want him to get the wrong idea. 我會向喬治解釋一切。我不想讓他産生誤解。

Conventional wisdom held that he would resign. 人們依常識推斷他會辭職。

‘Will David be coming to the party?' ‘I expect so.' “戴維會不會來參加聚會？”“我想會吧。”

Consumers may be kidding themselves about how much they'll spend. 消費者在要花多少錢這個問題上可能是在自欺。

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

I found the film's ending a bit hard to swallow. 我發現這部影片的結尾有點令人難以置信。

My father swears by whisky as a cure for a cold. 我父親相信威士忌酒是治療感冒的良方。

He still hasn't really taken in his father's death. 他還沒有真正接受父親已死這個事實。

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. 這些威脅不應該按字面意思來理解。

We've taken it as a given that our members are honest. 我們理所當然地認爲我們的成員都是誠實的。

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

You can take it as read that he'll say no. 你可以認定他將不會同意。

You'll just have to take these figures on trust. 你只要相信這些數據就行了。

We understand that a major announcement is to be made tomorrow. 我們聽說明天有重要消息要宣布。