Whatever she might say, I was sure in advance to hold a contrary opinion; and she the same.

无论她说什么， 我都事先确定她会持有相反的意见； 和她一样。

For example, according to one study, 1 in 3 women do not feel comfortable expressing contrary opinions at work without fear of repercussion.

例如，根据一项研究，三分之一的女性在工作中表达相反的意见会感到不舒服，因为她们害怕受到影响。

Impossible to reply to this in the affirmative: my little world held a contrary opinion: I was silent.

不可能对此做出肯定的回答：我的小世界持有相反的意见：我保持沉默。

Whether they had ever, at different times, pleaded for and against the same cause, and cited precedents to prove contrary opinions?

他们是否曾在不同时期为同一事业辩护或反对，并引用先例来证明相反的观点？

They turn out to have a host of contrary opinions, their own quirks, pet peeves and obsessive interests and, yet worse, they are very sensitive.

更要命的是，他们非常敏感。