1. Notions of modesty restricted women in the Victorian era, but they still swam. 谦逊的观念束缚着维多利亚时代的女性，但她们仍然会游泳。
2. The authors conclude that the persistence of homework cannot be explained by appeal to such notions, for in fact, homeworkers do not differ sharply from other employed women. 作者得出结论，持续在家工作的状态不能用这些观念来解释，因为事实上，在家工作的女性与其他职业女性并没有太大区别。
3. We all start with preconceived notions of what we want from life. 我们开始时都对自己想从生活中获得什么抱有一些预想。
4. Before I started the job, I had no preconceived notions of what it would be like. 开始做这工作之前，我并未预想过它的实际情况。
5. The notions we children were able to form of the great world beyond were exceedingly nebulous. 我们这些孩子对外部世界所能形成的认识是非常模糊的。
