Fame is proof that people are gullable.

之所以有名声这个东西是因为人们极易受骗。

Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.

诗人并不像你那样顾虑多。

It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.

我相信使核武器是不邪恶的。

This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.

这证明认为儿童只会单纯的理论是站不住脚的。

I must emphasize the fact that they are only children.

"我必须强调这一事实,即他们只不过是孩子。"

Most children are able to walk before they are able to talk.

多数孩子在会说话前就会走路。

Deeds are better than words when people are in need of help.

当别人需要帮助时, 行动胜于语言。

Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present.

子女在客人面前举止失当, 父母也失体面。

A minority of children are sexually active before they are in their teens.

少数孩子十几岁前已有性行为。

Many animals display maternal instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless.

许多动物在其幼崽弱法自助时都显出了母性的本能。

Children wriggle themselves when they are bored.

孩子感到厌烦时就会扭动他们的身体。

Markets are flourishing and prices are stable.

市场繁荣, 物价稳定。

He does not know what nerves are.

他不知道什么叫害怕。

Cook the lentils until they are mushy.

把扁豆烧到呈烂糊状为止。

Haven't you noticed that among them there are both baked and unbaked ones?

你留意到它们之中，既有烧硬的，也有还没有烧硬的吗？

It is most impressed him that the people are amity and the street are nattiness.

给他印象最深的是人民友好，街道整洁。

Schools tend to perpetuate the myth that boys are better at sport than girls.

学校往往会助长男孩比女孩体育强这一错误观念的延续。

I cannot conjecture what his plans are.

我拿不准他的计划是什么。

Researchers believe that they are onto something big.

研究人员认为他们将有重大发现。

The students soon caught on to the idea that phrasal verbs are not really difficult.

学生们很快就明白到短语动词其实并不难。