In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

在另一个用法中，亚洲人可能认为沉默是一种尊重，特别是对长者或当权者的尊重。

They fear that Ms Sotomayor takes a more expansive view of judicial authority.

他们担心索托马约尔对司法权威持有一种更加扩张性的观点。

For example, experts or authority figures influence people heavily because they offer us a 'correct' view or way of doing things, especially one that we don't have to think too carefully about.

比如说，专家或权威人物之所以能影响我们，是因为他们能提供一个“正确”的视角或做事方法，尤其是对于那些平时不怎么会仔细思考的问题。