Placebo and expectation effects are examples of self-fulfilling prophecies-the concept that a certain idea produces behaviors that make the idea, even if originally false, become true.
安慰剂效应和预期效应都是自我实现预言的例证。这个概念是指某些想法引发的行为让想法成为现实，即便想法是假的。
Language allows speakers to say certain things: words that describe a cultural idea may not translate exactly into another language.
语言允许说话者说一些特定的事情：描述一种文化观念的词可能无法准确地翻译成另一种语言。
Once the idea of planting diffused, Africans began to develop their own crops, such as certain varieties of rice, and they demonstrated a continued receptiveness to new imports.
一旦种植的想法传播开来，非洲人就开始培育他们自己的农作物，例如某些品种的水稻，他们对新进口的作物表现出持续的接受能力。
Yeats sees the Second Coming as an image, as a myth, an idea, a metaphor, a certain stylistic arrangement of experience.
叶芝把《第二次降临》看成一个意象、一个神话、一个意识、一个比喻、一种诗意感受的安排。
But in my years of experience as a marriage counselor, I have constantly struggled with the belief of many clients that dishonesty can be a good idea under certain conditions.
但是在我数年做婚姻顾问的经历中，经常要与很多顾客的“在某些情况下不诚实才是个好主意”的信念斗争。
Last year the site required the purchase of a Barbie MP3 player for access to certain content, an idea that has been abandoned.
去年该网站需要先购买芭比mp3播放器才能进入某些内容部分，这是一个已经被放弃的想法。
Many doctors are open to the idea that certain foods might trigger ADHD symptoms in some kids, though they believe it's a relatively minor factor in most cases.
一些医生愿意接受这样的观念，认为某些食物是引发一些孩子多动症的诱因，虽然大部分情况下并非主要因素。
For instance, there are places where Darwin increased or decreased stress on a particular idea, or backed away from certain points.
例如，书中有很多处达尔文对某一特定思想的强调增加或是减弱，还有从某一特定观点上逐渐转移。
It's a belief that is based on the idea that our partner should be available at all times to discuss our feelings about certain subjects, regardless of the emotional state he/she is in.
这种信念基于这样的观念，不管我们的另一半他/她现在的情绪状态如何，他/她随时都准备好了与我们讨论某个话题。
The idea that human creativity is just a product of recombination has upset some musicians and artists (and humanists), despite the idea having a certain cold logic.
尽管他的想法有一定的客观逻辑，但是他所认为的人类的创作只是一个重新组合的过程还是让许多音乐家和艺术家为之不满。
It's also a good idea to ask about the types of jewelry the shop offers because some people have allergic reactions to certain types of metals.
最好询问一下穿刺店中提供的首饰类型，因为一些人对某些金属会有过敏反应。
The idea of Facebook fatigue, where users desert the social network after a certain period of time has long been talked about by experts but remains unproven.
Facebook疲劳指的是一定时间后用户就放弃该社交网络。这个观点一直为专家所谈论却并未得到证实。
It is never a good idea to eat big meals because your body can only use a certain amount of food, depending on your activities, and will store the rest as fat.
吃大餐从来不是一个好的主意，因为根据你的活动，你的身体只是可以消耗一定量的食物，而且会其剩余的积聚成为脂肪。
Luxury brands sell consumers in part on a certain lifestyle idea, and it's important for sales staff to understand what the customers are aspiring to in buying the product.
奢侈品牌在一定程度上向消费者推销的是一种特定的生活方式和理念，因此销售人员必须理解客户在购买这些产品时诉求是什么，这一点十分重要。
Choose a certain plan, idea, or mental picture.
选择某一个计划、理念、或心理暗示图片。
For example, in what I'll call a DSA, the strong domain model falls away in favor of events, which has certain constraints, and context becomes a much more fluid idea.
例如，在我称为DSA的软件架构中，强领域模型更倾向于事件，它具有某种约束，上下文则成为一种更易变的概念。
It is based on the idea that when we look up or down, to the left or right, we're accessing a certain kind of memory.
它的理论基础是：当我们向上或是向下看、往左或是往右看时，我们正在试图唤起某类记忆。
Homeopathy is based upon the "law of similars". The idea is an ingredient that causes a certain symptom can help trigger the body to "fight" that symptom.
顺势疗法建立在“同类理论”的基础上，其理念是用一种原料使身体产生一些症状，来帮助“战胜”另一些症状。
Test smoke, carbon monoxide and security alarms to make certain they work it’s a good idea to replace batteries even if they are still working.
检查一下烟警报器、二氧化碳警报器和安全警报器，保证其工作正常。即便是它们现在仍能工作，给它们换换电池也是个不错的主意。
In terms of lack of funds, I also have another idea. That is to require every vehicle owner to pay a certain amount of premium that will be used as part of the victims' medical treatment expenses.
针对资金不够，笔者有一个想法，那就是国家强制车辆所有者需要支付一定数额的保险金，这些保险金可用作支付受害者医疗费用的一部分。
As it happens, a wide range of scientific studies support the idea that sleep is necessary for helping to "consolidate" memory, or at least certain types of memory.
如果是这样的话，大量的科学研究(结果)支持“睡眠有助于‘巩固’记忆”这个观点，至少是某种特定的记忆。
Alarms. Test smoke, carbon monoxide and security alarms to make certain they work it's a good idea to replace batteries even if they are still working.
警报器。检查一下烟警报器、二氧化碳警报器和安全警报器，保证其工作正常。即便是它们现在仍能工作，给它们换换电池也是个不错的主意。
Still, it's a good idea to mention your child's paci use to the dentist so that she can check his teeth and jaw to make certain that everything is fine.
还是老话，最好提醒宝宝的牙医他有使用奶嘴的习惯，这样牙医就能每次都给宝宝检查好牙齿和下巴，以确保一切正常。
So if now someone dares to tell you that comments are not such a good idea, then that must produce certain amount of surprise.
因此，如果现在有人居然胆敢告诉你注释未必是一桩好事儿，你一定会大吃一惊。
The fact that private cars are competing with commodity houses to be the first consideration in peoples consumption itself shows that the traditional idea of sticking to a certain place is challenged.
私家车与商品房在争夺人们心中消费第一支出的位置，这本身就是对传统安居乐业观念的超越与颠覆。
Just imagine a philologist being confronted with the idea that the meaning of words at a certain historical moment isn't the only thing that matters in understanding the meaning of a poem.
想象一下，一个语言学家看到一个理论指出，一个字在特定历史阶段的语义，不是影响诗歌意思理解的，唯一因素。
Just imagine a philologist being confronted with the idea that the meaning of words at a certain historical moment isn't the only thing that matters in understanding the meaning of a poem.
想象一下，一个语言学家看到一个理论指出，一个字在特定历史阶段的语义，不是影响诗歌意思理解的，唯一因素。
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