我以为

Yes, I distinctly remember because I thought it was a joke.

对，我会记得因为我以为她在开玩笑

I thought it was a mere on dit .

我以为那只是谣传。

I thought he was in the Mid dle East.

我以为他在中东呢。

It is certainly never quite safe to pronounce dogmatically as to the range of association embraced by modern minds, when they reflect on Nature and her Law.

当近代思想非难"自然"和"自然法"时，究竟它所联想的范围如何，如果要武断地加以认定，当然是决不妥当的；但我以为，大多数主张"遗嘱权"是来自"自然法"的人们，他们的意思，可能或者是认为这种权力在事实上普遍存在的，或者认为这种权力由于一种原始的本能和冲动的推动而为各国所一致承认。

Oh, I thought you were the dominoes delivery boy.

我以为你是送骨牌的小弟

I thought she might've had a doorknob question.

我以为她有难以启齿的问题

He arrived on the dot. I was sure he'd be late.

我以为他会迟到，他却准时到了。

Kim: I thought you were over doughnuts.

我以为你不吃甜甜圈了。

I had thought that our Empress Dowager was Queen of the world.

我以为皇太后是这个世界的女王。

I just thought you might be drifting.

我以为你走神了

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。