認(rèn)為，斷言：

　　I am convinced that

　　e.g. I am convinced that you cannot study the mind solely by looking at the discipline of psychology. 我堅(jiān)信，僅僅局限于心理學(xué)學(xué)科的學(xué)習(xí),是不可能讓你有能力去研究人類心理的。

　　hold

　　e.g. I hold the opinion that money we save now might be worthless in ten years time. 我認(rèn)為我們現(xiàn)在存的錢過了十年或許變得毫無價(jià)值。

　　claim

　　e.g. While many people claim that they thrive in high-stress environments, others work best in some place that is relaxing and tranquil. 盡管很多人聲稱他們在高度緊張的環(huán)境下做得不錯, 其他人還是在放松和平靜的地方工作 得最好。

　　advocate

　　e.g. Moreover, we should advocate a more frugal lifestyle so as to reduce the growing scale of waste pollution. 此外,我們應(yīng)該提倡一種更加節(jié)儉的生活方式,以減小垃圾污染的增長規(guī)模。

　　personally

　　e.g. But I personally think a university position is the best, because then you can work on any problem you want. 但我個人認(rèn)為是最好是在一所大學(xué)任職,因?yàn)檫@樣你可以做任何你想做的事。

　　如今、目前：

　　in contemporary society

　　e.g. Social scientists, for their part, can help philosophers determine which Confucian values are most effective in contemporary society. 社會學(xué)學(xué)者從自身領(lǐng)域出發(fā)可以幫助哲學(xué)家確定哪些儒家思想對當(dāng)下社會最為有益。

　　at present

　　e.g. Many things in the country are now waiting to be done, but at present they are not able to do the things all at once.

　　這個國家現(xiàn)在是百廢待舉, 但目前他們還不能做到百廢俱興。

　　currently

　　Currently, as we see inflation go down , this trend is appropriate and should be maintained for now. 現(xiàn)在就像我們看到的,通脹降低了,這個趨勢是恰當(dāng)?shù)?當(dāng)前應(yīng)當(dāng)維持。

　　in recent decades

　　But he said the focus of world attention had necessarily shifted in recent decades, towards China and South Asia. 但他還說道在最近幾十年,全球目光的焦點(diǎn)幾乎已經(jīng)轉(zhuǎn)移到中國和南亞了。