旁观者 onlooker

　　准确地说 to be exact; to be precise; precisely

　　突然醒悟 it dawned on me that

　　仔细思考之后 after long deliberation; after careful thought

　　对比及其相关用词

　　可互换的 interchangeable

　　可与…相比 is comparable with (to)

　　普遍的 prevailing; common; prevalent

　　是一个对比 is a sharp contrast to

　　比作 is likened to; is compared to

　　多样化的 heterogeneous

　　单一性的 homogeneous

　　一般而言 in general; generally speaking; by and large

　　满于现状 be happy with what you are

　　预测未来 project into the future

　　另一个观点是… another way of looking at the matter is…

　　不宜取笑… it is not decent to make fun of…

　　评估社会文化因素 assess (evaluate) sociocultural factors

　　那并非说… that does not mean that…

　　那有这回事 there is no such thing as

　　一个有待克服的困难是… a major hurdle for us to overcome is…

　　由…造成 caused by; attributable to; due to; resulting from

　　由…组成 is made up of…; is comprised of; consist

　　必须从两方面考虑此问题 this problem needs to be considered on two dimensions:

　　限制 limit; restrict; refrain; restrain; keep within limits; confine; keep in check

　　一般人认为… conventional wisdom suggests that…

　　这方法有陷阱 the method had pitfalls:

　　说服 convince; persuade; cause to believe

　　具体的 specific; concrete; tangible

　　刻意的 intentional; on purpose; intended

　　费时间去了解…take time to acquaint oneself with…