the second discovery is that of the reader, who through lane's vibrant prose sees a political tradition familiar enough to be taken for granted suddenly charged with new life.
第二个「发现」指的是读者,莱茵生机勃勃的散文让读者看到了一个熟悉的政治传统,在一夜之间为读者开启了一个理所当然的全新生活。
unless we believe that human society has suddenly changed for the better, peace is not to be taken for granted as the economies of asia grow.
除非我们相信人类社会会突然变好,否则即便亚洲经济不断增长,和平也并非想当然地就能实现。
what better way to be taken for granted than to always be there ready with your time, focus and attention at the drop of a hat.
还有什么比随时準备付出你的时间、集中力和注意力更理所当然的。
in some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned.
暴力难以消除种族偏见。 文章一开始就提出有些国家种族偏见严重,而暴力却是公认的一种解决方法。
this point tends to be taken for granted by americans and disbelieved by others.
这一点被美国人广泛认可,却得不到其他国家人民的肯定。
though severely and repeatedly strained, the deal has come to be taken for granted as a linchpin of the fragile middle eastern order. but new stresses may test neighbourly relations as never before.
尽管是严格而再三修饰的,这个条约还是被视为脆弱的中东地区秩序的关键。