It can be hard to admit that what you thought or believed was not the best alternative.

很难说你的想法或者信仰不是最好的选择。

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But when I expressed what I felt, thought, or believed about something, he regularly told me that I was mistaken.

但是当我表达我对某事的看法时，他总会打断我，说我这不对那不对。

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More than half admitted that they either knew or believed that a majority of women in prostitution were lured, tricked or trafficked.

超过半数的受访者承认，他们或知道或相信大多数从业者受到了操纵、欺诈或者贩卖。

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He said she believed all human action was the result of a physical health issue or a moral one.

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If you are known or believed to be willing to fight, you are in a state of war.

如果别人认为你很想去打斗，你就陷入了战争状态。

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Could Milton actually have believed that poetic success was in some way contingent on what it is that you do, or what it is you don't do, with your body?

他真的信,诗的成功是某种程度上取决于你对你的身体，做了什么或没做什么吗？

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Instead, Oppenheimer ignored Einhorn or believed that no one would pay attention to him (or care).

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It is known to have, or believed to have, healing powers as a tree.

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However, this is also not likely to be understood or believed by those committed to breaking the big American banks.

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