People wouldn't get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger.

人们不愿上他的出租车，因为他们认为他已经有了一个乘客。

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They went up by the stair, because they thought this would make a better impression.

他们顺着楼梯上楼，因为他们认为这样会给人留下更好的印象。

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People traveled to see the buildings, the food, the national dresses in foreign countries because they thought they would not be the same as those of their own countries in the past.

人们旅行去看外国的建筑、食物、民族服装，因为他们认为这些在过去与现在不同。

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An earlier U.S.military report said American forces acted appropriately, because they thought the group was a threat.

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Many people chose sculptress because they thought, well if she's a sensitive, artistic woman maybe she's a sculptress.

许多人选择了雕刻家,因为他们觉得,如果她既感性又有艺术感,也许她会是雕刻家吧

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because they thought that it was a good system to begin with.

因为他们知道这个制度很适合从头开始决定事情。

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We believe the court previously didn't act because they thought the measure might not pass.

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So, of course, people started gathering water because they thought that the water would get contaminated.

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In many cases, people cheated because they thought their rivals and peers were cheating.

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