◆Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps / possibly / probably the best-known example of this.大多数网络犯罪都包含盗窃、诈骗等传统犯罪,只是犯罪的方式有了新的变化。网络钓鱼大概是这类犯罪中最著名的例子。
◆It seems / appears that the more personal data which organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.看来各种机构收集的个人资料越多,这些资料丢失或被盗的可能性就越大。
◆It seems clear that introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.看来很明显的是,采用全国通用身份证对防止身份盗用起不了什么作用。
◆It could be argued that the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.可以说采用全国通用身份证实际上可能使身份盗用更容易。
◆It is possible that / It may be that the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.或许保护自己免遭 DNA 身份盗用的唯一途径就是不要建立全国 DNA 数据库。
➡language bank atimpersonal, opinionExpressing likelihood表达可能性
When you are talking about possible situations, you can express how likely you think they are.表达可能性有多大可用以下方式:
◆It's pretty much inevitable that prices will go up this year.今年价格上涨几乎是不可避免的了。
◆I think it's likely to rain this afternoon.我觉得今天下午有可能下雨。
◆I'm probably going to be away then.到那时候我可能就要离开了。
◆I guess there's a fifty per cent chance that they'll say no.我估计他们不同意的几率有百分之五十。
◆It's unlikely, but not totally impossible, I suppose.我想这不大可能,但并非完全没有可能。
◆They can't possibly/really be serious about buying a boat!他们不可能真要买一条船吧!
◆Let's start without them. They're bound to be late.咱们不等他们了,先开始吧。他们肯定会迟到。