Against this backdrop, it is easy to dismiss our institutions as flawed or ineffective.

背景下，我们的机构很容易被误认缺陷重重且没有效率。

You mime chewing sounds, which they mistake for your primitive tongue.

你模仿咀嚼的声音，他们会误认是你的原始舌头有什么问题。

Often we mistake excessive criticism as tough love.

我们常常把过度批评误认是严厉的爱。

Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.

恶魔塔是美国第个国家纪念碑，几乎可以被误认是棵巨大树木的树桩。

The danger with highlighting is that it becomes very easy to mistake recognition – which requires a cue – with true recall, which involves pulling the memory from the depths of your brain's archives all on your own.

划重点的危险之处于，人们很容易把需要提示的识别性记忆误认是真的回忆，而真正的回忆是需要完全靠自己从大脑深处提取记忆的。

People wore masks so that the ghosts would mistake them for other spirits!

人们戴着面具，样鬼魂就会把他们误认其他鬼魂！

Its berries, however, could be mistaken for blueberries.

然而，它的浆果可能会被误认是蓝莓。

At an altitude of 50 to 130 kilometers or 31 to 81 miles above the earth, scientists believe that sprites have been responsible for many mistaken UFO sightings.

距地球五十至百三十公里（31 至 81 英里）的高空，科学家们认，许多误认是不明飞行物目击事件都是由“精灵”造成的。

He was sure he had been mistaken for another prisoner.

他确定自己被误认是另犯了。

Some people may mistake the birds' inactivity for a medical problem.

有些人会误认类鸡的不活跃是健康问题所致。

Beach guards often mistake jellyfish and crabs as marine hazards.

海滩守卫者经常把水母和螃蟹误认是海洋危险物。

Nobody will ever mistake pressed bean curd for a seared steak.

没有人会把压制的豆浆凝乳误认是烤牛排。

And they both often suffer from a case of mistaken identity.

而且他们都经常被误认是对方。

In 1988, the U.S. shot down an Iranian passenger plane over Iranian territorial waters when it mistakenly identified it as a fighter jet.

1988年，美国伊朗领海上空击落了架被误认是战斗机的伊朗客机。

Mistaking knowledge for truth is the root of all self-deception.

把知识误认真理是切自欺的根源。

When I was a teenager, I had long hair pulled back in a pony-tail, but at that time I wasn't growing a beard yet so I did get mistaken for a girl, so since then I've had short hair.

我青少年时期留长发，梳个马尾，当时我还没有长胡子，所以我经常被误认是女孩，从那以后我就开始留短发了。

Sometimes they are so dim they can be mistaken for clouds.

有时极光很昏暗会被误认是云。

And our signal this background can also be confused as noise.

我们的信号即背景也会被误认噪音。

It is sometimes mistaken for mental health disorders like depression or bipolar disorder.

疾病有时会被误认是精神健康障碍，如抑郁症或双相情感障碍。

However, her eco-friendly actions have often led to the 23-year-old being mistaken as Japanese.

然而，她的环保行经常使位 23 岁的女孩被误认日本人。