language learning center · C1 · Lesson 2
Calibrating certainty
Practice this topic in Chinese: Calibrating certainty.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
小雨
各种迹象表明，这一趋势将会持续。
Everything points to the trend continuing.
马克
其他因素很可能也在发挥作用。
It is highly likely that other factors are involved.
小雨
不能排除数据不完整的可能性。
It cannot be ruled out that the data are incomplete.
马克
据我们所知，两者之间没有直接联系。
As far as we know, there is no direct relationship.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
各种迹象表明，这一趋势将会持续。
Everything points to the trend continuing.
各种迹象表明，这一趋势将会持续。
其他因素很可能也在发挥作用。
It is highly likely that other factors are involved.
其他因素很可能也在发挥作用。
不能排除数据不完整的可能性。
It cannot be ruled out that the data are incomplete.
不能排除数据不完整的可能性。
据我们所知，两者之间没有直接联系。
As far as we know, there is no direct relationship.
据我们所知，两者之间没有直接联系。
如果断言这一点，就会超出现有证据所能支持的范围。
Stating it with certainty would go beyond the available evidence.
如果断言这一点，就会超出现有证据所能支持的范围。
Notice, try, and speak
Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “Everything points to the trend continuing.”
Make it yours
Say the five Chinese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Chinese in a real conversation
- 1. 各种迹象表明，这一趋势将会持续。
- 2. 其他因素很可能也在发挥作用。
- 3. 不能排除数据不完整的可能性。
- 4. 据我们所知，两者之间没有直接联系。
- 5. 如果断言这一点，就会超出现有证据所能支持的范围。