To the lay mind the language of a lawyer seems to be full of jargon.
对于外行人来说,律师的语言中似乎充满了行话。The educated layman, of course, knows even less of the matter.
外行人尽管受过教育,但他们所了解的当然也就更少了。The iPhone was the first phone that a Luddite could figure out in seconds and a hacker could tinker around with for endless hours.
iPhone是第一台外行人能够迅速学会使用的手机,而黑客却要花很多小时去摆弄它。Without a demonstrably immense superiority in skill over the novice, there can be no true experts, only laypeople with imposing credentials.
如果无法证明自己具有远远超越新手的优势技巧,就不能算是个真正的专家,充其量不过是个有证书的外行人罢了。Outside experts are intrigued but worry about people blaming all obesity on viruses, when this may be just one of many causes.
他们认为,外行人对这一发现很好奇,但是担心人们将所有的肥胖归咎于病毒,因为这也许仅仅是许多原因中的一种。The initial reaction of law students and laymen alike, when they are first told about international law, is usually highly sceptical.
法律系的学生和外行人初次听说国际法时,最初的反应通常是非常怀疑的。If you're unfamiliar with the term "bacteriophages, " let us put it in a layman's term for you.
如果您不熟悉其中的“噬菌体”,让我们把它放在一个外行人的角度给你解释。A layman might not be able to tell the difference.
外行人可能难以道出其中的差距。They used technology that would be easily recognizable to a modern engineer and lay person alike.
他们使用的技术无论对一个现代的工程师和外行人来说都很明了。