They thought that if the Earth itself was moving, there would have to be a constant wind blowing, sweeping them off their feet, and of course there wasn't.

他们认为，如果地球在运动的话，那么就会有风不断吹来，把他们刮倒——当然了，这种风并不存在。

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They thought that he should resume his kingly duties.

他们认为他应该继续履行君主的职责。

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They had seen her hurrying away, so they thought that she had been glad to go.

他们看见她匆匆离去，所以他们认为她离开的时候很高兴。

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The researchers had a theory. They thought that people who were bitten by infected mosquitoes,but recovered, were protected in the future.

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I mean, they took special care of the dead and they thought that the way you buried people and so on was terribly important.

他们对死者有很特殊的仪式,他们认为,逝者埋葬的方式非常重要

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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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They thought that he was wasting his time, and they let him know it.

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

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They thought that they were entitled to a charitable deduction for the value of the burned down house.

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