1. Such statements are examples of "snap judgments", opinions which are formed suddenly, seemingly on no sound reason at all. 此类叙述就是“快速判断”的例子,也就是迅速形成表面看来根本没有充分理由的判断。
2. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as ´white-collar workers´ for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. 坐办公室的之所以常常被称作"白领工人",就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫,系着领带去上班。
3. Protecting children from a previous marriage is a strong reason for prenuptial contracts. 保护前一婚姻的孩子是签署婚前契约的一个重要原因。
4. “No reason.” I say. "没什么,"我说。
5. Reduce comes first for a good reason: It's better not to create waste than to have to figure out what to do with it. 将"少用"放在第一位有充分的理由:与其绞尽脑汁地思考怎样处理废物,还不如干脆不要制造垃圾。
6. One fairly common reason is that parents spoil their children out of a sense of guilt. 一个颇为常见的原因就是父母亲们是出于内疚感而溺爱孩子的。
7. One reason why prodigies such as Picasso and Einstein had a head start in life was that they had parents who demonstrated how to think about subjects like art or physics at a very early age. 像毕加索、爱因斯坦这样的神童之所以能在生活中率先起跑的一个原因就是他们的父母在他们很小的时候就教给他们如何思考如艺术或物理这样的科目。
8. If you hand in your report late, append a note explaining the reason for the delay. 如果你的报告迟交了,附加一便条解释你迟交的原因。
9. I have no reason for it. 我没有理由这样做。
10. It is the reason people can live on this planet. 水是人们能在这颗行星上生存的根本。