Contrary to the common assumption that superstitious beliefs represent a childish mode of sloppy and undeveloped thinking , therefore , the ability to be superstitious actually demands some mental sophistication .
But it is more problematic when great nations start behaving in a childish fashion .
但如果大国开始以孩子的方式行事,问题就严重得多。
At a childish level , this is badmouthing a classmate and refusing to acknowledge his birthday .
从孩子的角度上看,这是说同学的坏话,拒绝接受他的生日。
Boyer is keen to point out that religious adults are not childish or weak-minded .
boyer强调指出,信教的成人并非属于稚气未脱或者心智欠佳。
But such a list belongs in the same category as childish scrawls in crayon , asking father christmas to bring a magic rabbit and an invisibility cloak .
然而,这样的许愿单虚空而不切实际,就如同稚儿用蜡笔胡乱绘画,向圣诞老人讨要一只魔法兔子和隐形斗篷。
This childish respect for moralizing runs through the whole of contemporary criticism -- at least in england and america .
对道德说教的幼稚崇拜在当代文艺评论中大行其道--至少英国和美国是这样。
And rather than feeding voters infantile advertisements peddling childish certainties , politicians should treat voters like grown-ups .