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I used to think that these possibilities were beyond our reach; impossible to hope for, silly to believe in.

以前我以为这些事情都是我们无法掌控的，不可能实现的，太过相信就有点傻了。

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Reading out loud may sound dated, and silly, but to most it's a chance to hear some of the greatest novels of our time read aloud by someone new.

虽然高声朗诵未免显得过时、傻气，但对大多数人来说，这倒不失为一个听人朗诵同时代著作近代名著的机会。

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Possibly, that they just can't be bothered playing our silly games or giving us the satisfaction of discovering the extent of their intelligence.

WSJ: Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods: The Secret Genius of Dogs

The frustrating part is this: People without TiVo think our obsession is silly.

FORBES: TiVo

To him, a lifelong resident in this region, our nervous dip was a silly lark.

BBC: Taming the heart of the Peruvian Amazon