One day, this witless gentleman got a rather strange idea.

Why do you hold such a strange idea?

你为什么会有如此奇怪的想法？

EXAMPLE: We worked on the strange new idea for a month but made so little progress that we decided to bag it.

对那个奇怪的新点子，我们实施了有一个月，但没取得什么进展，所以我们决定停下来。

OK, that's a very strange idea, but let's do it anyway.

这是一个非常奇怪的想法，但是我们不妨就这么做。

He was confused by a strange idea.

他被奇怪的念头弄胡涂了。

He hit upon a strange idea that he could become famous by climbing up Mount everest.

他突发奇想，想通过攀登珠穆朗玛峰而一举成名。

Now, with the decline of his popularity, he has got the strange idea of singing in Chinese.

现在觉得人气下滑了，就再出奇招，来唱中文歌了。

To Native Americans owning land was a strange idea.

在美洲原住民看来，拥有土地是个奇怪的想法。

That strange idea is quite beyond comprehension.

那个怪诞的念头完全令人不能理解。

By the end of three months Jonathan had six other students, Outcasts all, yet curious about this strange new idea of flight for the joy of flying.

到了第三个月底，乔纳森又另外收了六个学生，全都是弃儿。但他们都有一种好奇心，想探索为飞行的乐趣而飞行。

While we were arguing, he showed his feelings more openly than usual, and a very strange idea came into my mind.

在吵架过程中，他比往常更为公开地表达了自己的思想感情，这时，一个非常奇怪的念头出现在我的头脑之中。

He astonished us with his strange idea.

他出怪点子使我们惊讶。

Such a strange idea of the way to an alternative perspective, from another point of obscure artists to express the phenomenon of social psychology and human emotions.

这种奇特的构思手法，以另类的眼光，从另一个角度隐晦表达艺术家对社会现象和人的心理情感。

But for some reason, we have this strange idea that once we pray we are just to sit and wait for God to give us some sign.

但由于某些原因，我们会有这么个奇怪的想法，一旦我们祷告，我们只需坐下来，等待上帝给我们的一些提示。

At this moment a strange idea came upon him.

此时，他突然产生了一个奇怪的想法。

This strange idea is beyond belief.

这种奇怪的想法令人难以置信。

When asked why he had devised this strange idea, Li said that he had only wanted to travel together with his beloved turtle.

当被问到为什么会有这个奇怪的想法时，李某说他只是想和心爱的乌龟一起旅行。

When he first showed us that we were going to use these signs, I felt that this was a very stupid idea.

当毕讷德提先生第一次向我们演示手语时，我的第一个反应是“a very stupid idea”&一个愚蠢的馊主意。

I don't think your egg is a stupid idea.

我不觉得孵天鹅蛋很蠢。

They know that remarks like "that's a stupid idea," or" you can't really believe that," tend to discourage further contributions, so they offer their criticisms in a caring way.

他们知道，有些话，例如“这主意真笨”或是“你不该相信这个”，往往会对未来产生影响，所以他们在做否定时会很小心。

When I told colleagues that I was off to see a woman who believes we should be more vulnerable at work, they all said the same thing: what a stupid idea.

我告诉同事们我要去会见一位女士，这位女士认为我们工作时应该更弱势些。同事们闻言都说：这想法多愚蠢啊。