核心问题
“I'm from Canada.”“Really? I thought you were from the States.”
上面的 thought 可以译为“我想”“我认为”吗？
词典解答
虽然 think 可以作“想”“认为”解,但是它的过去式 thought 有时含有附加含义:“过去认为”“原以为”,亦即“现在不这么认为了”“原来的想法是错误的”,相当于 had thought。
I thought she would come by but she did not come. 我原以为她会来串门,但是她并没有来。
注意, thought 并非总是具有这种含义。有时含有“我想对了”的意思：
-
“My father will be here tomorrow.” “Oh, I thought that he was coming.” “我父亲明天将会到这儿来。”“噢，我想到他会来的。”
-
‘It’s beautiful!’ ‘Oh, I am glad. I thought you’d like it.’ (‘And I was right’) “真漂亮!”“噢，我很高兴。我知道你会喜欢的。”(“我是对的。”)