Another common expression, to hold water, is about the strength or weakness of an idea,opinion or argument.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

For Plato" he says "also is of the opinion that it is impossible for the disorders of the state ever to be taken away until sovereigns be philosophers."

对于柏拉图，他说道,也相信只有当一国君王,自己成为了哲学家,才可能将一国的纷乱扫尽“

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and then the architecture of the building is, I think, in my opinion, nicer than any piece of art in the museum.

我认为，这个楼的建筑风格比博物馆里的任何一件艺术品都要美。

喜欢的艺术家 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

He says differences of opinion are reaching the boiling point because the situation in Afghanistan is not looking good.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

There are two possible ways of reacting to what deconstruction calls "undecidability," that is to say the impossibility of our really being able to form a grounded opinion about anything.

对解构主义所说的“不可判定性“可以有两种反应,也就是说，我们实在无法,也不能够对任何事物有任何根本的看法。

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The latest Washington Post/ABC opinion survey shows that 81 percent of Americans believe it is important for the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

And if the fool, or the pig, are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their side of the question."

如果傻瓜或猪对此有异议，那只是因为他们未体验过更高级快乐“

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Leading in opinion polls among the presidential candidates is George Ivanov from the ruling conservative VMRO-DPMNE party of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

What is your opinion of the current Prime Minister?

你觉得现任的首相如何？

英国的首相们 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

There are differences of opinion on the best medicine for the ailing world economy, although there is consensus that something must be done.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

Let me read you a quick excerpt by Abraham Maslow who talks about this approach, "If one took a course or picked up a book on the psychology of learning, most of it, in my opinion, would be beside the point - that is, beside the 'humanistic' point.

我来给你们读一小段Abraham，Maslow的话，“如果有人上了一门关于心理学学习的课，或者看了一本这方面的书，大部分内容，在我看来，是与重点无关的-,也就是，与人性无关。

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Analysts say it will take major progress against terrorism in Afghanistan to counter the weight of public opinion in Britain and other NATO countries that this is an unwinnable war.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

He says at the outset of his argument, "There are some," he says, indicating this is an opinion held by many people.

他说在他的论述之外，“有些人“他这么说，点明了这是很多人所持的看法。

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He said in his opinion, the president has the same immunity as the members of parliament, so it is not possible for President Gul to be tried as long as he is president.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

But the other source of conflict with ruling opinion is from philosophy.

但另一项与统治主张,分歧的来源则是哲学。

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