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         开始能与中国大陆对话之日，也就是北京领导人被说服把他们的精力用于国内而不是国外之时”。表示possibility. can表示可能性时，汉语措辞可用“可能”、“能”、“能够”，如“今天能启程吗?”这类can可以意译为bepossible或possibly，有人称之为“表示普遗性的可能性”，即general possibility，另见第6句解释。又如:You can get to thetop of the mountain in a day,等于It's possible for you toget

        成千上万的人戒了烟;但正如许多人知道的那样，戒烟有时是非常困难的。表示possibility.但这里的can不同于第6、第8两句中表示可能性的can.它可以用sometimes来意译，有人称之为“表示偶然性的可能性”，即occasional possibility，这时，可以视情况译出它的暗含义，可用“有时”、“可以是”、“可能”、“会”，等等。如:A house plant can be a joy for lovers of greenery.对爱种花草的人来说，培植一盆花木可以成为一大乐趣。翻译时宜悉心判断，不要“对号人座”。
 

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

World War II created the conditions of nuclear holocaust thatcould destroy our world

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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