Those are things that the speaker has decided before they talk about them.

这些事情是说话者在讨论之前就已经定了的。

He prided himself on always doing the thing he had determined to do.

让他很自负的一点是，他定了的事情就一定要做到。

The family into which you are born dictates your class.

你出生的家庭定了你的阶级。

That tell them the way to go.

定了它们的航向。

The court defines the power of the president.

法院定了总统的权力。

There were a number of factors determining passenger experience.

多因素定了乘客的命运。

The melanin makes the color of the eyes?

黑色素定了眼睛的颜色？

And it was that bias that was determining their outcome.

正是这种偏见定了他们的结果。

The speed of this rotation is what defines a day.

自转的速度定了一天的长度。

Whatever happens in the outside world decides his mood.

外界发生的一切定了他的心情。

The way we narrate our lives shapes what they become.

我们叙述生活的方式定了生活的未来方向。

A simple and consistent set of endings indicates grammatical functions of words.

简单、一致的单词结尾定了它的语法功能。

A keen interest in the travails of Everyman has defined his television career, too.

对普通人苦难的强烈兴趣也定了他的电视事业。

The starch released by the pasta gives the sauce thickness.

意大利面释放的淀粉定了酱汁的浓度。

How strongly it's turned on determines how much pigment cells in our eyes make.

它的强弱定了我们的色素细胞的形成量。

Which agglutinogens you have on your erythrocytes defines your blood type.

你红细胞上的凝集素定了你的血型。

This international agreement defines who is a refugee and how they should be treated.

这份国际协议定了难民的身份以及如何安置等问题。

It sets the tone for the whole show.

它定了整个展览的气氛。

Who determines the price of my box of strawberries?

谁定了一盒草莓的价格？

They come wrapped in muslin, and what is inside the cloth determines your future.

它们裹着平纹细布，布里面的东西定了你的未来。