We were given to understand that he was ill

One will never be able to understand why these political issues can acquire such force

人们永远也不会明白为什么这些政治问题会有如此大的影响力。

She has a natural ability to understand the motives of others

她有一种洞察他人动机的天赋。

They are too young to understand what is going on

他们还太小，不明白发生了什么事。

Bits and pieces of things he'd read and heard were coming together, and he began to understand.

他把读到和听到的片段综合起来，便逐渐明白了。

I was given to understand that she had resigned.

我得知她已经辞职了。

It was difficult to understand the local dialect.

这种方言很难懂。

Gradually, the children began to understand.

孩子们渐渐开始明白。

I make no claim to understand modern art.

我自认为不懂现代艺术。

He's too young to understand the ways of the world.

他还太年轻，不懂得处世之道。

The children are learning to understand people of different faiths.

孩子们在学习理解不同宗教信仰的人。

Bly traveled by ship, train, jinrikisha ( a seat on wheels pulled by a man), sampan, horse, and donkey to make it.

布莱搭乘船只、火车、人力车、舢舨、骑马，以及驴子的方式完成了这项壮举。

Lifeguard driving a sampan came to church with the priest said: Father, come as soon as possible on!

一个救生员驾着舢板来到教堂，跟神父说：神父，赶快上来吧！

There was, of course, her ballad Dear John, which she wrote after her breakup with ladies man John Mayer after their short-lived 2009 relationship.

和约翰梅尔分手后她写的这首著名歌曲《Dear John》当然值得一提。约翰梅尔是个很讨女人喜欢的男人，他们两人曾经在2009年有过一段短暂的恋情。

The source says, She dated Jake [ Gyllenhaal] and John [ Mayer] when she was really young and they were in their 30s, and she got really hurt.

知情人说：她和杰克吉伦哈尔和约翰梅尔在一起的时候她太年轻，而他们都30多了，所以她受到了伤害。

When asked if she considers herself "boy crazy" after being linked to Harry Styles, Conor Kennedy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Taylor Lautner, Joe Jonas and John Mayer, Swift, 23, replies she finds that perception of her sexist.

在与哈里•斯泰尔斯、康纳•肯尼迪、杰克•吉伦哈尔、泰勒•洛特纳、乔•乔纳斯和约翰•梅耶的恋情之后当被问及她是否认为自己“迷恋男生”，23岁的斯威夫特迅速回答说她发现了她的男性至上观念。

After romances with Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, Taylor Lautner and most recently, Conor Kennedy, Swift tells PARADE that caution isn't her strong suit when entering a relationship.

在与杰克•吉伦哈尔、约翰•迈耶、泰勒劳特纳以及最近的康纳肯尼迪的恋情之后，斯威夫特告诉《PARADE》在进入一段恋情时谨慎不是她的强项。

In the issue, the 28-year-old singer opens up about the break-up and make-up with John Mayer, moving on from Russell Brand, and what her relationship with Robert Pattinson is all about.

本期杂志中，这位28岁的歌手讲述了她和约翰梅尔从分手到复合的故事，离开拉塞尔布兰德之后继续生活的故事，以及她和罗伯特帕丁森之间的关系是怎么回事。

One of those men is Pattinson, whom she was romantically linked with while on a break from John Mayer. The two were spotted out at concerts and even crashed a wedding together.

和约翰梅尔分手之后，凯蒂曾被怀疑与他有恋爱关系。有人曾看见他们二人共同参加音乐会，甚至在婚礼上也双双出席。

As the root for several contemporary rock styles, such as heavy metal and hard rock, blues rock had a rebirth in the early 2000s, with artists including John Mayer and The Black Keys.

蓝调摇滚是很多当代摇滚乐的前身，重金属和硬摇滚都源自于此，二十一世纪初，蓝调摇滚再次兴起，代表艺人包括约翰•梅尔和黑键乐团。

Katy Perry isn't long divorced from verbose comedian Russell Brand but she was spotted leaving her Valentine's meal with lover John Mayer sporting an engagement ring.

凯蒂·佩里去年才结束了和喜剧演员拉素尔·布拉德的婚姻，但在刚过去的情人节，水果姐就被拍到和男友约翰·梅尔共享情人节晚餐后一起离开，她还戴着一枚惹人注目的订婚戒指。