Reader's question: Could you explain “take my word for it”? My comments: Good question. If someone asks you to take their word for it, they want you to trust them, believe them. Believe their words, that is. Believe them that their words are true (without evidence to prove those words to be true, of course, at the moment). Hence, believe them if you will - at your peril. Related stories: 本文僅代表作者本人觀點,與本網立場無關。歡迎大家討論學術問題,尊重他人,禁止人身攻擊和發布一切違反國家現行法律法規的內容。 About the author:Zhang Xin(張欣) has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column. |
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