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161. 当有人说话时，我们可能会点头，或者说“嗯，”或类似的东西。

     dāng yǒu rén shuō huà shí, wǒ​men kě​néng huì diǎn tóu, huò​zhě shuō“ èn,” huò lèi​sì de dōng​xi.

     While someone is speaking, we may nod, or say “uh huh,” or something like that.

     Source: CCMatrix

162. 有些人可能想知道哪种选择更安全，或者哪种口味更好。

     yǒu​xiē​rén kě​néng xiǎng zhī​dao nǎ zhǒng xuǎn​zé gèng ān​quán, huò​zhě nǎ zhǒng kǒu​wèi gèng​hǎo.

     Some people may wonder which option is safer, or which tastes better.

     Source: CCMatrix

163. 可能有人坚持要你付钱，或者逼你接受你不愿接受的东西。

     kě​néng yǒu rén jiān​chí yào nǐ fù qián, huò​zhě bī nǐ jiē​shòu nǐ bù​yuàn jiē​shòu de dōng​xi.

     Someone may insist that you pay, or force you to accept something you don't want to accept.

     Source: CCMatrix

164. 如果你写的是一封商业或者其他正式信件，那就直入主题。

     rú​guǒ nǐ xiě de shì yī fēng shāng​yè huò​zhě qí​tā zhèng​shì xìn​jiàn, nà jiù zhí rù zhǔ​tí.

     If you're writing a business or other formal letter, get straight to the point.

     Source: CCMatrix

165. 如果她不是一个演员，她会当建筑师，歌手或者平面设计师。

     rú​guǒ tā bù​shì yī​ge yǎn​yuán, tā huì dāng jiàn​zhù​shī, gē​shǒu huò​zhě píng​miàn​shè​jì shī.

     If she weren’t an actress, she would be an architect, graphic designer or a singer.

     Source: CCMatrix

166. 如果你们同在一个班上课，你就试着坐在他附近或者前方。

     rú​guǒ nǐ​men tóng zài yī​ge bān shàng kè, nǐ jiù shì​zhe zuò​zài tā fù​jìn huò​zhě qián​fāng.

     If you are in the same class, try to sit near or in front of him.

     Source: CCMatrix

167. 你的孩子也许会在受挫的时候哭或者生气的时候扔玩具。

     nǐ de hái​zi yě​xǔ huì zài shòu cuò de shí​hou kū huò​zhě shēng qì de shí​hou rēng wán​jù.

     Your child might cry when frustrated or throw toys when angry.

     Source: CCMatrix

168. 每个人似乎都在低头看某些东西，或者透过某种东西来看。

     měi​ge​rén sì​hū dōu zài dī tóu kàn mǒu​xiē dōng​xi, huò​zhě tòu guò mǒu​zhǒng dōng​xi lái kàn.

     Everyone seems to be looking down at something or through something.

     Source: CCMatrix

169. 通常当我离开的时候，我们会亲吻或者做一些甜蜜的事情。

     tōng​cháng dāng wǒ lí​kāi de shí​hou, wǒ​men huì qīn​wěn huò​zhě zuò yī​xiē tián​mì de shì​qing.

     Usually when I leave we kiss or do something sweet.

     Source: CCMatrix

170. 不要觉得你是一个人，或者你正在经历任何不寻常的事情。

     bù​yào jué​de nǐ shì yí​ge​rén, huò​zhě nǐ zhèng​zài jīng​lì rèn​hé bù​xún​cháng de shì​qing.

     Don’t feel like you are alone or that you are experiencing anything unusual.

     Source: CCMatrix

171. 几乎每个人都曾被另外一个人的行为或者是言语伤害过。

     jī​hū měi​ge​rén dōu céng bèi lìng​wài yī​ge rén de xíng​wéi huò​zhě shì yán​yǔ shāng​hài guo.

     Almost everyone has been hurt by another person’s actions or words.

     Source: CCMatrix

172. 当他们需要帮助时，他们不能等到明天，或者直到周一早晨。

     dāng tā​men xū​yào bāng​zhù shí, tā​men bù​néng děng​dào míng​tiān, huò​zhě zhí​dào zhōu​yī zǎo​chen.

     When they need help, they can’t wait until tomorrow, or until Monday morning.

     Source: CCMatrix

173. 我以前从来没有真正看过树，或者从它们的角度思考人生。

     wǒ yǐ​qián cóng​lái méi​yǒu zhēn​zhèng kàn guo shù, huò​zhě cóng tā​men de jiǎo​dù sī​kǎo rén​shēng.

     I had never really looked at trees before, or thought about life from their perspective.

     Source: CCMatrix

174. 你不需要学习微积分或者三角学才能做出美味的烘焙食物。

     nǐ bù​xū​yào xué​xí wēi​jī​fēn huò​zhě sān​jiǎo​xué cái​néng zuò chū měi​wèi de hōng​bèi shí​wù.

     You don’t need to learn calculus or trigonometry to make delicious baked goods.

     Source: CCMatrix

175. 放松可以包括做一些你喜欢的事情，或者只是独自一个人呆着。

     fàng​sōng kě​yǐ bāo​kuò zuò yī​xiē nǐ xǐ​huan de shì​qing, huò​zhě zhǐ​shì dú​zì yí​ge​rén dāi zhe.

     Relaxation can involve doing something that you enjoy, or just being by yourself.

     Source: CCMatrix

176. 我们会谈谈他在学校的一天，或者那个周末我们打算做的事情。

     wǒ​men huì tán​tan tā zài xué​xiào de yī​tiān, huò​zhě nà​ge zhōu​mò wǒ​men dǎ​suàn zuò de shì​qing.

     We'd talk about his day at school or what we planned to do that weekend.

     Source: CCMatrix

177. 我妈妈不想让人们认为她不聪明，或者因为她的诊断而可怜她。

     wǒ mā​ma bù​xiǎng ràng rén​men rèn​wéi tā bù cōng​ming, huò​zhě yīn​wèi tā de zhěn​duàn ér kě​lián tā.

     My mother didn’t want people to think she wasn’t smart, or to pity her because of her diagnosis.

     Source: CCMatrix

178. 油可以来自动物脂肪或者植物来源，比如鳄梨椰子或者向日葵。

     yóu kě​yǐ lái​zì dòng​wù zhī​fáng huò​zhě zhí​wù lái​yuán, bǐ​rú è​lí yē​zi huò​zhě xiàng​rì​kuí.

     The oil can come from animal fat or plant sources like avocado, coconut or sunflower.

     Source: UM-Corpus: Education

179. 拖延可能会影响学生的成绩，或者，更重要的是，他们的整体健康。

     tuō​yán kě​néng huì yǐng​xiǎng xué​sheng de chéng​jì, huò​zhě, gèng zhòng​yào de shì, tā​men de zhěng​tǐ jiàn​kāng.

     Procrastinating may affect a student’s grades, or, more importantly, their overall health.

     Source: CCMatrix

180. 如果你无法控制你的日程安排或者“要做事项”，和你的老板谈谈。

     rú​guǒ nǐ wú​fǎ kòng​zhì nǐ de rì​chéng ān​pái huò​zhě“ yào zuò shì​xiàng”, hé nǐ de lǎo​bǎn tán​tan.

     If you don't have control over your schedule or to-do list, talk to your boss.

     Source: CCMatrix