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We are less credulous than we used to be. In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences ---- most of them wildly improbable.
我们不再像以往那样轻易相信别人了。在19世纪，小说家常在小说结尾处给读者准备一系列的巧合--大部分是牵强附会，极不可能的。
credulous too ready to believe things
adj.轻信的 (多修饰人)
区分 credible:可信的,可靠的,多修饰事物
eg. The story he told us is credible.
incredulous / incredible
这是明显现在与过去的对比
are 表示现在的情况 / used to be 过去的情况
我们不像过去那么诚实了.
We are not so honest as we used to be.
谓语动词是be动词的时候用used to be,而不用used to
谓语动词是使役动词的时候用used to
eg. He works less hard than he used to.
bring sth. to a conclusion 结束
eg. They decided to bring the meeting to a conclusion.
bring sth. to a close (比较正式的)
eg. It was ...who brought meeting to a close.
present sb. with sth. 给某人提供…
present sth. to sb.
