Its economy, grossly overestimated by the CIA and others in the west, fell ever more visibly behind that of the capitalist states.
其经济实力曾被美国中央情报局（CIA）以及其他西方机构严重高估，而实际上与资本主义国家的差距日益显著。It's hard to say, because it's hard to know just how much homes were overvalued at the peak of the bubble.
这很难说，因为很难知道到底有多少房子在泡沫高峰期被高估了价值。And yet we seem to revel in overestimating China.
然而我们似乎还在乐于高估中国。It would be a mistake, however, to underestimate American influence, after having grossly overestimated it for so long.
不过，在长时间极大高估美国的影响力之后，低估这种影响力也将是个错误。People tend to pile too much on themselves for a single day, overestimating how much they can actually do.
人们总是想在一天里做最多的事情，高估了他们实际上能做多少。Boat buyers tend to overestimate how often they'll set sail and minimize how much the boat will cost.
船买家偏向于高估他们每每将解缆，裁减多少船的费用。As a member of a family of readers, literacy has always been very important to me, and its value to society can hardly be overestimated.
作为书香家庭的一员，我一向非常重视识字问题，它对社会的价值再怎麽高估也不为过。While one in three might be high, there is no doubt that many drivers do report to intelligence services.
三分之一也许是有些高估的数据，但无疑的许多司机得向情报单位报告。To measure up to all that is demanded of him, a man must overestimate his capacities.
要满足所有的要求，就得高估自己的能力。