My dear little boy just looked up at me as if to say,
我亲爱的小男孩只是仰头看着我 ,好像在说,
I've definitely decided to go to California.
我毫无疑问决定了去加利福尼亚。
Even if one didn't know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce if from general principles.