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新东方考研英语必背500句:第408句

新东方考研英语必背500句

第408句

it is taken for granted that...

译文:人们认为……是理所当然的。

点睛:本句型是典型的提出观点的句型,通常用在议论文或应用文的中间。其中,take sth. for granted为固定表达,意为“把…当作理所当然的”。需要注意,句中的被动语态表达的是很多人共同的看法或观点,所以本句型可以用在各种人称的文章中。当然,也可以用指代人的名词或代词作主语,同时将被动语态变为主动语态,如:

we often take it for granted that everyone is equal before the law.
我们经常把法律面前人人平等认为是理所当然的事。

句型拓展

*people seem to get accustomed to the idea,without questioning, that what they write and say can be easily understood by everybody.
人们似乎习惯于这样的观点,以为自己写的讲的人家肯定都看得明白,听得懂。

*people are willing to accept the opinion that what they write and say can be easily understood by everybody.
人们很愿意接受这样的观点,以为自己写的讲的人家都看得很明白,听得懂。