開始能與中國大陸對話之日，也就是北京領導人被說服把他們的精力用于國內而不是國外之時”。表示possibility. can表示可能性時，漢語措辭可用“可能”、“能”、“能夠”，如“今天能啟程嗎?”這類can可以意譯為bepossible或possibly，有人稱之為“表示普遺性的可能性”，即general possibility，另見第6句解釋。又如:You can get to thetop of the mountain in a day,等于It's possible for you toget

        成千上萬的人戒了煙;但正如許多人知道的那樣，戒煙有時是非常困難的。表示possibility.但這里的can不同于第6、第8兩句中表示可能性的can.它可以用sometimes來意譯，有人稱之為“表示偶然性的可能性”，即occasional possibility，這時，可以視情況譯出它的暗含義，可用“有時”、“可以是”、“可能”、“會”，等等。如:A house plant can be a joy for lovers of greenery.對愛種花草的人來說，培植一盆花木可以成為一大樂趣。翻譯時宜悉心判斷，不要“對號人座”。
 

The Mexicans were weak and fed. They could not resistbecause they wanted nothing in the world as frantically as theAmericans wanted land.  

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It was warm in the carriage. It seemed as if she was beingcarried away and away. Little sounds could be heard: stepsin the corridor, doors opening and shutting, a murmur ofvoices, whistling...   

Well, Mrs Marsden made me realise you could be well-to-doand still unhappy. I didn't know that you could be lacking inpeace and quietness of mind even with no money worries, anda husband in good health.       

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