It is impossible to say at what point along the continuum a dialect becomes a separate language.
要说出同一语言的方言差异到什么程度就成为一种别的语言是不可能的。
If you asked me to describe the rising philosophy of the day, I'd say it is data-ism.
如果你让我描述一下当今正在兴起的哲学，我会说它是数据主义。
There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists—that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man.
关于它是由什么构成的，人们有各种不同的看法，但大家一致认为，有这样一种本质是存在的，也就是说，有一种东西可以作为人就是人的依据。
It's a trivial matter, by looking at what is the weight and how far does it drop, to say OK, how much work is done by the paddlewheel.
这是一个很简单的问题，通过观察重量是多少以及它下降了多远，来确定桨轮做了多少功。
I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school.
我认为有把握这么说，几乎没有学生能在学校用心读书。
It would be hypocritical to say I travel at 70 mph simply because that is the law.
如果仅仅因为法律规定的时速是70英里我就说自己的行驶时速是70英里，那就太虚伪了。
Anyway, as I were saying, by analyzing these echoes, the bat can determine, say, if there is wall in a cave that it needs to avoid, and how far away it is.
总之，就像我刚才讲的，通过分析这些回声，蝙蝠可以确定，比如说，洞穴里是否有需要避开的墙壁，以及它的距离有多远。
I knew it was a negotiation scheme, so I was able to say to myself, "this is not real."
我知道这是谈判策略，所以我可以对自己说：“这不是真的。”
It is not controversial to say that an unhealthy diet causes bad health.
毋庸置疑，饮食不健康对身体不好。
Scientists say it may be five years before it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.
科学家们表示，在病人身上检测这种药物可能还需要5年时间。
Some critics say it is a luxury and shouldn't be free to families able to pay.
一些批评者说，这是一种奢侈品，不应该免费提供给有能力购买的家庭。
The reward for finding, say, a cancer cure is so huge that no one's going to hang it up.
比如说，找到一种癌症疗法的回报是如此之大，以至于没有人会放弃它。
If he is Indian as you say, whatever that means, and if he is back here to stay this time and if he tells me that himself, I'll let it go.
如果他像你说的那样是印第安人，不管那是什么意思，如果他这次回来是要住下来，如果他自己亲口告诉我，我就不追究了。
50% of poor parents say it is extremely important to them that their children earn a college degree, compared with 39% of wealthier parents.
50%的贫困父母表示，他们的孩子获得大学学位对他们来说极其重要，相比之下，在富裕一些的父母当中，这一比例为39%。
Experts see a movement toward the use of mobile technology in education, though they say it is in its infancy as professors try to come up with useful applications.
专家们看到了移动技术在教育中应用的趋势，不过他们说，随着教授们试图提出有用的应用，移动技术还处于起步阶段。
It will draw on both past experience and any other source of information, such as what other people say, to make sense of what it is seeing.
它将利用过去的经验和任何其他信息来源，例如其他人所说的，来理解它所看到的东西。
You can argue that learning another language well is more taxing than, say, learning to play chess well—it involves sensitivity to a set of complicated rules, and also to context.
你可能会说，学好另一门语言比学下好国际象棋要费力得多，它涉及到对一套复杂规则的敏感性，以及对环境的敏感性。
Yet, it is sad to say life sometimes seems designed to exhaust our supply.
然而，让人可悲的是，有时候生活的存在似乎就是为了耗尽我们的供应。
In dealing with a challenge on such a scale it is no exaggeration to say, "United we stand, divided we fall" and if I had to choose a slogan it would be "Unity in our diversity".
在应对如此规模的挑战时，可以毫不夸张地说，“团结则存，分裂则亡”，而如果我必须选择一个口号，那就是“多元一体”。
However, it is possible for a graduation speech to go beyond cliché and say something truly compelling.
然而，毕业演讲也有可能超越陈词滥调，说出一些真正令人信服的东西。
You wanted to say something—the first word—but it just won't come out, it feels like it is stuck somewhere.
你想说些什么，但第一个字就是说不出来，感觉就像卡在什么地方了。
The mild teacher would only say from time to time: "It seems to me, Peter is not here again!"
这位温和的老师只会时不时地说：“看来，彼得又没有来！”
In the UK it is still common for people to say that they are "reading" for a degree! Each student has a tutor whom they can consult on any matter whether academic or personal.
在英国，人们说他们正在“读”一个学位，这仍然很常见！每个学生都有一个导师，他们可以就任何事情咨询，无论是学术或个人问题。
Furthermore, they say, it is the best way for researchers to gather the range of observations that are necessary to speed up discoveries or to identify large-scale trends.
此外，他们说，这是研究人员收集各种观测资料的最佳方式，而这些资料是加快发现或确定大规模趋势所必需的。
Since then, so many other examples have been discovered that it no longer makes sense to say that evolution is as good as irreversible.
从那以后，人们又发现了许多其他的例子；因此，“进化几乎是不可逆的”这一说法就不再有意义了。
Given the lack of fit between gifted students and their schools, it is not surprising that such students often have little good to say about their school experience.
考虑到天才学生和学校之间的不协调，这些学生通常对自己的学校生活没什么好的评价也就不足为奇了。
St-Germain becomes ubiquitous and it has won fans thanks to a light, flowery taste that is not as cloying as, say, a litchi martini.
圣日耳曼变得无处不在，它清淡、绚丽的味道不像荔枝马蒂尼那样令人生厌，因此赢得了众多粉丝。
It may feel like a strange new world, but Mr. Gallagher's wife, Holly, is among those who say it's time for educators and employers to embrace it.
这可能感觉像是一个陌生的新世界，但包括加拉格尔的妻子霍莉在内的一些人认为，教育界人士和雇主是时候接受它了。
Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right technical or engineering skills.
企业表示，现在已经很难找到具备合适技术或工程技能的人了。
Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right technical or engineering skills.
企业表示，现在已经很难找到具备合适技术或工程技能的人了。
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