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Imagine sitting in a jeep clearly marked United Nations, you are traveling through a country called Azerbaijan, located in the Caucasus and until 1991 part of the Soviet Union.
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想像坐在一辆注明〝联合国〞的吉普车里,穿过位于在高加索山脉,一个叫作亚塞拜然的国家,1991年以前仍是苏联的一部分。 |
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Imagine someone putting a life-sized picture of you on a wall and saying things to your picture before they go to bed.
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然而实际情况是孩子们有许多其他的行为榜样——老师、电影明星、运动员、甚至其他孩子。 |
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Imagine someone walked into your office and, without introduction, offered you a large sum of money if you answered this question -- in thirty seconds and while standing on one foot: Just what is a computer program?
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想象一下如果有人走进你办公室,不做任何自我介绍,向你提出,如果你在30秒内并且以金鸡独立之势答出这个问题,他将给你一大笔钱财.这个问题就是:什么是计算机程序? |
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Imagine strength more importantly than knowledge.
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想像力比知识更重要。 |
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Imagine testing a word processor by feeding it a thousand documents.
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假设通过输入一千份文档来测试一个文字处理器。 |
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Imagine that the heavy positive ions of the crystal lattice are held in place by strong springs (the chemical bonds).
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想像在晶格中,质量比较大的正离子被强力弹簧(代表化学键)所束缚,而热能会激发离子以某些特定的频率振动。 |
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Imagine that the horse has disappeared, and you are standing on the ground, and maintain that same posture in the saddle.
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想象以下,马这时从你身体下面消失,而你仍能维持同样的姿势稳定地站在地上。 |
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Imagine that you one day pick up a book on the history of baseball, and after settling into your favorite chair with your favorite latte, tea, or some other drink, you then open your book to page 1 and begin reading.
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想象有一天你拾起一本有关棒球历史的书,布置好你最喜欢的椅子,和最喜欢的香浓咖啡或其他的饮料,然后打开第一页,开始阅读。 |
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Imagine the air you are breathing OUT is a murky Grey, full of toxic waste.
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想象你呼出的空气是一种暗灰色,充满有毒的废物。 |
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Imagine the audience in bathrobes in case you are nervous.
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如果你感到紧张,不妨想象听众都穿着浴衣的样子。 |
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Imagine the average aeroplane descending towards the average city.
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想像一下有一架普通的飞机将要在一个普通的城市降落。 |