A FACT OR AN OPINION?
What is a fact? Is it something that people believe①？ No.A fact is anything that can be proved.For example，it can be proved that China has more people than any other② country in the world.This is a fact.
事实还是看法？
什么是事实呢？是不是人们所相信的就是事实呢？不是。事实是可以证实的信息。举例来说，中国人口比世界上其他任何一个国家的人口都多，这是可以得到证实的，这就是事实。
[助读讲解] ①that引导定语从句，修饰something。②more...than any other...为比较级形式，但表达最高级的含义。
Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved③.So an opinion is not good evidence(根据；证据) in a trial.For example，it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”．It may be true，but it is difficult to prove.Some people may not agree with④ this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.
那么，什么是看法呢？看法是人们相信是真实的但是未经证实。因此在审判中，看法不是强有力的证据。举例来说，如果你说：“猫作为宠物比狗好。”这就是看法，这个看法可能是正确的，但是它难以被证实。有些人可能不同意这种看法。但是他们也不能证明他们是正确的。
[助读讲解] ③what 引导表语从句，其中someone believes为插入语。④agree with 赞成，同意，与……一致，(食物、气候等)适合某人。
In a trial(审判)，a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe.The judge does not consider what each eyewitness(目击者；证人) looks like or where that person lives or works⑤.He/She only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information，which must be facts rather than opinions⑥.This kind of information is called evidence.
在审判中，法官必须断定哪些证人可以相信，哪些证人不能相信。法官并不考虑证人的长相如何，也不考虑这个人住在哪里，在哪儿工作。他(她)关心的只是目击者是否提供了真实的信息，这些信息必须是事实而不是个人观点或看法。这种信息就叫作证据。
[助读讲解] ⑤or连接由what和where引导的两个从句，作consider的并列宾语。⑥rather than 而不是，whether引导的从句作cares about的宾语，which引导非限制性定语从句。
