旁观者 onlooker
准确地说 to be exact; to be precise; precisely
突然醒悟 it dawned on me that
仔细思考之后 after long deliberation; after careful thought
对比及其相关用词
可互换的 interchangeable
可与…相比 is comparable with (to)
普遍的 prevailing; common; prevalent
是一个对比 is a sharp contrast to
比作 is likened to; is compared to
多样化的 heterogeneous
单一性的 homogeneous
一般而言 in general; generally speaking; by and large
满于现状 be happy with what you are
预测未来 project into the future
另一个观点是… another way of looking at the matter is…
不宜取笑… it is not decent to make fun of…
评估社会文化因素 assess (evaluate) sociocultural factors
那并非说… that does not mean that…
那有这回事 there is no such thing as
一个有待克服的困难是… a major hurdle for us to overcome is…
由…造成 caused by; attributable to; due to; resulting from
由…组成 is made up of…; is comprised of; consist
必须从两方面考虑此问题 this problem needs to be considered on two dimensions:
限制 limit; restrict; refrain; restrain; keep within limits; confine; keep in check
一般人认为… conventional wisdom suggests that…
这方法有陷阱 the method had pitfalls:
说服 convince; persuade; cause to believe
具体的 specific; concrete; tangible
刻意的 intentional; on purpose; intended
费时间去了解…take time to acquaint oneself with…