490. Many of us have been under the illusion that...
译文我们很多人都有这样的幻想，以为……
点睛本句型是否定某一观点的句型，适用于议论文、图表文或者书信中。
illusion意为“幻想；幻觉”。如：
The president's televised talk only fostered the illusion that peace could be preserved by preparing for war. 总统的电视讲话只是助长了人们的幻想，以为通过备战就能维护和平。
本句型中需要替换的只有that引导的同位语从句，替换时应注意句子结构的完整性。
句型拓展Such a statement mainly rests on the assumption that peace could be preserved by preparing for war. 这一说法主要是基于这样一个假定，那就是通过备战就能维护和平。
It makes no sense to argue for the idea that peace could be preserved by preparing for war. 争论说通过备战就能维护和平，是毫无道理可言的。
