The idea of God is a projection of humans' need to have something greater than themselves.

人类需要有强于自身的形象，上帝就是这个想法的投射。

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Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness.

几个作者都假设一种普遍意识的思想。

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They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available.

他们对于可用水量只有一点模糊的了解。

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But some historians suggest that the inclusion of opponents may not have been as smart an idea as Lincoln had hoped.

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And it's possible that the very idea of a Puritan poet presented Milton with what may have felt like an insoluble conflict.

成为清教徒诗人的想法可能,让弥尔顿感到一些不可调和的冲突。

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Well they definitely have to be independent of the government and that was the idea in the U.S.

好吧，他们当然需要,独立自主地面对政府,这就是美国的观点。

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On one western visit, well into her time as leader's wife, she had to have the idea of a housing mortgage explained to her.

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We wanted to implement that in Nintendogs, and obviously we have the idea of people taking their dogs for a walk as part of the game play, anyway, and we wanted to use that and again combine that with a way in the future to kind of create this communication aspect to the game, where it essentially allows you to interact with other people.

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The unions have said the idea of of taking action in this way was to avoid disruption to pupils and have called on the education secretary to resolve the ongoing dispute.

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