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1. 在当时，这是一个创新的念头。

   zài dāng​shí, zhè shì yī​ge chuàng​xīn de niàn​tou.

   At the time this was an innovative idea.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 念头只是简单地出现在头脑中。

   niàn​tou zhǐ​shì jiǎn​dān de chū​xiàn zài tóu​nǎo zhōng.

   Thoughts simply appear in the mind.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 突然一个可怕的念头击中了我。

   tū​rán yī​ge kě​pà de niàn​tou jī zhòng le wǒ.

   Suddenly, a horrible thought hit me.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 实际上，我以前也有过类似的念头。

   shí​jì​shang, wǒ yǐ​qián yě yǒu guo lèi​sì de niàn​tou.

   Actually I have had similar thoughts before.

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 我下一个念头是：她也不是冒牌者。

   wǒ xià​yī​ge niàn​tou shì: tā yě bù​shì mào​pái​zhě.

   My next thought was this: She’s not an impostor, either.

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 如果我是你的话，我会放弃这个念头。

   rú​guǒ wǒ shì nǐ de​huà, wǒ huì fàng​qì zhè​ge niàn​tou.

   If I were you I would give up this idea.

   Source: CCMatrix

7. 你很快就会发现，念头就像风，来来去去。

   nǐ hěn kuài jiù huì fā​xiàn, niàn​tou jiù xiàng fēng, lái​lái​qù​qù.

   You will soon find that thoughts are like the wind; they come and go.

   Source: CCMatrix

8. 当我正要离开他的商店时，我想到了一个念头。

   dāng wǒ zhèng​yào lí kāi tā de shāng​diàn shí, wǒ xiǎng dào le yī​ge niàn​tou.

   As I was about to leave his shop, a thought occurred to me.

   Source: CCMatrix

9. 当目标只是你脑海中一闪而过的念头时，它们就会失去意义和对你自身行为的影响力。

   dāng mù​biāo zhǐ​shì nǐ nǎo​hǎi zhōng yī​shǎn'ér​guò de niàn​tou shí, tā​men jiù huì shī​qù yì​yì hé duì nǐ zì​shēn xíng​wéi de yǐng​xiǎng​lì.

   When goals are just fleeting thoughts in your mind, they lose their meaning and influence over your behavior.

   Source: CCMatrix