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。
It concludes with a very useful summary of key points, with cross-references to where each key point is dealt with in the book.
它在结论中对要点进行了非常有用地总结，并标出了书中讲述每个要点的参照章节。
The motorway stretched out ahead of me until it narrowed to a vanishing point some miles away.
高速公路在我面前延伸开去，直至在几英里外汇合成一个小点。
That argument was the turning point for their marriage, and the one which doomed it to failure.
那次争吵是他们婚姻的一个转折点，它注定了他们婚姻的失败。
When burning occurs, it prevents competition among plant species from progressing to the point where some species exclude others, reducing the overall diversity of the ecosystem.
当发生燃烧时，它阻止了植物物种之间的竞争发展到某些物种排斥其他物种的程度，减少了生态系统的整体多样性。
The point of these stories, their internal objectives, so the speak, is usually to explain some features of the animal, how it arose.
这些故事的重点，它们的内在目标，可以说，通常是解释动物的某些特征，它是如何产生的。
Whenever a customer would inquire about my book, the volunteer would take them over to the shelf and point to it.
每当顾客询问我的书时，志愿者就会把他们带到书架前，指着它。
I want to just highlight this point for you because we're going to come back and look at it.
我想为你们强调下这一点，因为我们即将回过头去看看它。
I want you to read it, because it makes a point that I've only touched on.
我希望你们能读一下，因为它涉及到一个我仅仅提过的观点。
It is important to point out that students also need to have a deep understanding of their own culture before they can begin to observe, analyze and evaluate other cultures.
需要指出的是，学生在开始观察、分析和评价其他文化之前，也需要对自己的文化有一个深刻的理解。
If we look at a star in January—when Earth is at one point in its orbit—it will seem to be in a different position from where it appears six months later.
如果我们在一月份观察一颗恒星——那时地球在其轨道上的一个点——它的位置似乎会与六个月后它出现的位置不同。
Defenders of telepathy point out that demanding impressive evidence from every study ignores one basic statistical fact: it takes large samples to detect small effects.
心灵感应的辩护者指出，要求每一项研究都有令人印象深刻的证据，这忽略了一个基本的统计事实：需要大量的样本才能检测到微小的影响。
The point is that you should be happy with what you already have and not risk losing it by being greedy and trying to get more.
关键是你应该为你已经拥有的感到高兴，而不是冒着失去它的风险变得贪婪和试图得到更多。
If someone makes a statement that you think is wrong, it's better to point it out by saying, "I thought otherwise but I might be wrong, let's look at the facts."
如果有人说了你认为是错的的话，最好通过这样的方式指出来：“我不是这么想的，但我可能是错的，让我们看看事实。”
Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations.
年轻人和老年人在一个关键问题上达成了一致：两个群体中的绝大多数人都认为，与前几代人相比，现代年轻人开启新生活更加困难。
It can guide you from point to point in most major cities with precise turn-by-turn directions—spoken by a clear human-sounding voice, and written on a screen in front of the driver.
它可以在大多数主要城市为你提供从点到点、精确到每个拐弯的导航——由清晰的人声说出，同时显示在司机面前的屏幕上。
The point is to use the results of this study to open up meaningful dialogues on implicit gender bias, be it at a departmental level or an institutional level or even a discipline level.
关键是，要利用这项研究的结果，在部门层面、机构层面、甚至学科层面，就隐性性别偏见展开有意义的讨论。
Rickshaw supporters point out that when it comes to demeaning occupations, rickshaw pullers are hardly unique in Kolkata.
人力车支持者指出，在贬低职业方面，人力车车夫在加尔各答并不是唯一的。
Therefore, from the stand point of diversity, it is usually a mistake to eliminate a major predator from a community.
因此，从多样性的角度来看，将一种主要捕食者从一个群落中彻底消灭通常是一个错误。
It does point out that many parents still limit electronic reading, mainly due to concerns about increased screen time.
它确实指出，许多家长仍然限制电子阅读，主要是担心孩子们看屏幕的时间越来越长。
At some point, while researchers work on figuring out where the truth lies, it just makes sense to say the potential benefit outweighs the cost.
在某种程度上，当研究人员努力找出真相时，说潜在收益大于成本是有道理的。
Although at this point, I have to confess that I only know a small percentage of people when we look at it from a global perspective.
尽管在这一点上，我不得不承认，从全球的角度来看，我只认识一小部分人。
The Lexus screen goes a step further: you can point to any spot on the map screen and get directions to it.
雷克萨斯的屏幕更进了一步：你可以指向地图屏幕上的任何一个点，并获得去到那里的指引。
When it comes to transfer effects of music, scientists frequently point to brain plasticity—the fact that the brain changes according to how we use it.
谈及音乐的迁移效应时，科学家们经常提到大脑的可塑性，即大脑会随着使用方式的变化而发生改变的事实。
When this worker has raised a crucial point in her project, she may show it to a classmate or co-worker just to get another opinion.
当这个员工在她的项目中提出了一个关键点时，她可能会向同学或同事展示它，只是为了得到另一个观点。
One of them put it like this: "You know, Bob, you can just buy so much stuff, and when you get to the point where you can just buy so much stuff, now what are you going to do?"
其中一个是这样说的：“你知道吗，鲍勃，你可以买这么多东西，当你可以买这么多东西的时候，你会怎么做？”
If at any point, you've got something you want to ask about or some two bits you want to add, raise your hand and wiggle it around to make sure I see you.
任何时刻，如果你有什么想问的或者有什么想补充的，请举手并左右摆动，确保我能看到你。
If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team's performance.
比如一个篮球明星为了获得高的个人总得分，他可能会在最好把球传给队友的情况下自己出手，影响球队的表现。
It point out that many parents still limit electronic reading, mainly due to concerns about increased screen time.
它指出，许多家长仍然限制电子阅读，主要是因为担心孩子看屏幕的时间越来越长。
Today technology has progressed to the point where it is possible to invent new building materials to suit the type of structure desired.
今天的技术已经发展到可以发明新的建筑材料来适应所需要的结构类型。
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