He makes a perfectly plausible argument to the effect that the question is grammatical rather than rhetorical.

他提出了一个貌似非常可信的论据,大意是说这个问句是语法型的，而不是修辞型的。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

and it gives it some credibility and it gives it some public appeal.

这就增加了这个慈善机构的可信度和对公众的吸引力。

英国的慈善事业 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

It's like a little novella. Scholars are divided over the authenticity of the Egyptian elements in the story.

它就像一篇短篇小说，学者们意见有分歧,关于故事中埃及元素的可信性。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Very high correlation between the two which in many ways gives credence to the many years of research that has been conducted, before we have the technology to do it in a more sophisticated way.

两者有很大关联，这在很多方面,给多年来进行过的研究提供了可信度，在拥有技术进行更全面的研究之前。

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They're complicated, so the general rule has been that only accredited investors should participate in them.

PP很复杂,所以一般的原则是,只有可信投资者才能参与其中

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

I then want to take the time to consider whether or not we should believe this and how well it fits with our modern science.

接下来的时间我想来和大家讨论一下,弗洛伊德的理论是否可信,以及弗洛伊德的理论,在多大程度上是符合现代科学的。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

If you watch the show and you see Cramer, it's pretty believable. I think it's true.

如果你观看这个节目并且看到了克莱默，这是非常可信的，我想这是真的。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

For many years now, to qualify as an accredited investor, you have to have one million dollars in wealth or income in excess of $200,000 or, if you're married, $300,000 for the couple.

一直以来,可信投资者的要求是,你必须有一百万美元的财产,或者年收入超过20万美元,若已婚,则夫妇年收入要超过30万

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

In 2006--I mentioned this before -in 2006, the SEC proposed raising the definition to make it harder to be an accredited investor, but they haven't done that yet; so, it remains at one million dollars to do it.

我之前讲过,2006年美国证券交易委员会曾提议,抬高可信投资者的门槛,但他们仍未付诸实施,所以现在的门槛仍为一百万美元

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