After some thought he hit on a plan to route the enemy.

He thought I was nearly forty, but I soon put the record straight.

他认为我已近40岁了, 但我及时对此作了更正.

She thought it was an absolute scream when I fell off my chair.

她认为我从椅子上摔下来是一件极其滑稽可笑的事情.

She thought for a moment and then approved.

她想了一会儿,也就同意了.

I thought about the problem for days before I began to see daylight.

这个问题我想了好几天才明白.

She thought my mirth improper.

她认为我高兴是不合时宜的.

Footsteps on the staircase interrupted his train of thought.

楼梯上传来脚步声,打断了他的思路.

We thought he'd gone to Australia, but there he was, as large as life!

我们以为他去澳洲了, 但他却出乎意料地出现在那里.

He thought for a moment and then spoke.

他想了片刻,然后说话.

He was so slow that many thought him mentally retarded.

他迟钝得很,许多人以为他智力低下.

She thought life in the small town was monotonous.

她觉得小镇上的生活单调乏味。

He barred himself in the room and thought about what to do next.

他把自己关在屋里,考虑下一步该怎么办.

I thought the answer excellent.

我觉得这答案好极了.

With downcast eyes I explained that I was not the person they all thought I was.

我双目低垂地解释说,我并不是他们都以为的那个人.

This burglar thought old people are easy prey.

这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。

He thought his book would change society. But he didn't bring it off.

他认为他的书能改变社会，但是他没有完成它。

I thought I'd enrol you with an art group at the school.

我想我会吸收你参加学校的一个艺术团。

There must be some misunderstanding—I thought I ordered the smaller model.

一定是搞错了—我以为我订的是更小型号的。

The dilemmas arise in the gray area where the national consensus is itself vague or contradictory.

困难出在那些公众意见本身就模棱两可或自相矛盾的含糊领域.

It is a contradiction in terms.

这在措词上是自相矛盾的.

One should not think slightingly of the paradoxical.

人们不应该轻视自相矛盾的东西.