Teachers consider learning two languages to be too43for children from poor families, believing that the children are already burdened by their home situations.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
And instead, I grew up believing that I was supposed to be totally independent and consequently became very reluctant to ask for help.
出自-2011年12月聽力原文
That notion is not concrete enough and it blurs two key components of hope,' Doctor Snyder said, 'Having hope means believing you have both the will and the way to accomplish your goals, whatever they may be.
出自-2010年12月聽力原文
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VERB
相信；認為
If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
例句
Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive...
專家們認為即將發生的旱災將侵襲大片地區。
I believe you have something of mine...
我想你拿了我什么東西。
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VERB
相信（某人或某人的話）
If you believe someone or if you believe what they say or write, you accept that they are telling the truth.
例句
He did not sound as if he believed her...
他聽起來似乎并不相信她。
Never believe anything a married man says about his wife...
永遠不要相信一個已婚男人說的任何有關他妻子的話。
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VERB
相信有…；認為…存在
If you believe in fairies, ghosts, or miracles, you are sure that they exist or happen. If you believe in a god, you are sure of the existence of that god.
例句
I don't believe in ghosts...
我不相信有鬼。
Do you believe in magic?
你相信魔法真的存在嗎？
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VERB
認為…是應該的（或正確的）
If you believe in a way of life or an idea, you are in favour of it because you think it is good or right.
例句
He believed in marital fidelity.
他認為婚內應該忠誠。
...decent candidates who believed in democracy.
信奉民主政治的正派候選人
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VERB
對…有信心；信任；信賴
If you believe in someone or what they are doing, you have confidence in them and think that they will be successful.
例句
If you believe in yourself you can succeed.
只要自信，就能成功。
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VERB
（表示驚奇）難以置信
Believe is used in expressions such as I can't believe how or it's hard to believe that in order to express surprise, for example because something bad has happened or something very difficult has been achieved.
例句
Many officers I spoke to found it hard to believe what was happening around them...
很多和我談過的官員都覺得發生在他們周圍的事情令人難以置信。
I was a physical and emotional wreck — I still can't believe how I ever got any work done.
我那時身心俱疲——現在還難以相信我是怎么把一些事情做成的。
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PHRASE
（表示對所見所聞驚訝不已）相信自己的眼睛/耳朵
If you say that you cannot believe your eyes or cannot believe your ears, you are emphasizing that you are very surprised about something you have seen or heard.
例句
I could not believe my eyes. She was far more beautiful than I had imagined.
我簡直不敢相信自己的眼睛。她比我想象的漂亮多了。
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PHRASE
（強調剛才所述之事令人吃驚）信不信由你
You can use believe it or not to emphasize that what you have just said is surprising.
例句
That's normal, believe it or not.
那很正常，信不信由你。
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PHRASE
（強調對某事感到驚訝）你會相信嗎？
If you say would you believe it, you are emphasizing your surprise about something.
例句
And would you believe it, he's younger than me!
你信嗎？他比我年輕！
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PHRASE
（強調所述屬實）相信我
You can use believe you me to emphasize that what you are saying is true.
例句
It's absolutely amazing, believe you me.
這太不可思議了，真的。