旁观者 onlooker

准确地说 to be exact; to be precise; precisely

突然醒悟 it dawned on me that

仔细思考之后 after long deliberation; after careful thought

对比及其相关用词

可互换的 interchangeable

可与…相比 is comparable with (to)

普遍的 prevailing; common; prevalent

是一个对比 is a sharp contrast to

比作 is likened to; is compared to

多样化的 heterogeneous

单一性的 homogeneous

一般而言 in general; generally speaking; by and large

满于现状 be happy with what you are

预测未来 project into the future

另一个观点是… another way of looking at the matter is…

不宜取笑… it is not decent to make fun of…

评估社会文化因素 assess (evaluate) sociocultural factors

那并非说… that does not mean that…

那有这回事 there is no such thing as

一个有待克服的困难是… a major hurdle for us to overcome is…

由…造成 caused by; attributable to; due to; resulting from

由…组成 is made up of…; is comprised of; consist

必须从两方面考虑此问题 this problem needs to be considered on two dimensions:

限制 limit; restrict; refrain; restrain; keep within limits; confine; keep in check

一般人认为… conventional wisdom suggests that…

这方法有陷阱 the method had pitfalls:

说服 convince; persuade; cause to believe

具体的 specific; concrete; tangible

刻意的 intentional; on purpose; intended

费时间去了解…take time to acquaint oneself with…