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Frequently Used Phase |
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表示次序 |
at first开始 |
At first I thought he was right;on second thoughts,I wasllot sure. |
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开头我认为他是对的,再一想我又没有把握了。 |
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first of all 首先;第一 |
To do a good job, first of all you must keep your mind on your work. |
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要作好工做,你首先必须专心于你本身的工做。 |
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to begin with 首先 |
To begin with,we ought to know what we are studying for. |
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首先,咱们应该知道为何而学习。 |
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above all 首先;尤为是 |
You must,above all,set your heart on study. |
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首先,你必须专心致志于学习。 |
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first,then,finally 首先,而后,最后 |
First,we go over the story,then we make an outline of it,and finally we retell it. |
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首先,咱们看一遍故事,而后写一个提纲,最后进行复述。 |
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First,second,third 第一,第二,第三 |
Why should we learn swimming? First,because it is a very good form of exercise.Second,it gives pleasure. Third, it may sometimes mean the difference between life and death. |
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为何咱们要学游泳?第一,由于它是一项很好的运动形式;第二,它给咱们带来乐趣;第三,会不会游泳有时可能成为生死攸关的问题。 |
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On the one hand,on the other hand 一方面,另外一方面 |
On the one hand he had to study,on the other hand he had a big family to support. |
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一方面他要学习,另外一方面他还要维持一个你们庭。 |
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in the first place,in the second place 第一,第二 |
In the first place,we should not delay our work…In the second place,we should divide our work to be done at regular times during the day. |
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第一,咱们不能拖延咱们的工做……。第二,咱们应该把工做分别安排在一天的固定时间里去完成 |
引出题目 |
on the subject 关于 |
On the subject of music,people nowadays love popular music rather than classical music. |
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谈到音乐,人们如今喜欢流行音乐,而不是古典音乐。 |
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it is thought that 有人认为 |
It is thought that some of the popular novels have bad effects on young people's mind. |
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有人认为一些通俗小说对年轻人的思想有坏的影响。 |
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regarding 关于 |
Regarding this matter, what's your opinion? |
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关于此事,你的意见如何? |
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concerning 关于 |
Concerning their service, it needs improving. |
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关于他们的服务工做,还须要改进。 |
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I'd like to point out 我想指出 |
I'd like to point out that we are living in the 20th century. |
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我想指出,咱们是生活在20世纪。 |
表示判断 |
from my point of view 根据个人观点 |
From my point of view,it is her mother's fault. |
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根据个人观点,这是她母亲的错。 |
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in my opionion 根据个人见解 |
In my opinion, the whole affair was a waste of time. |
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根据个人见解,整个事情都在浪费时间 |
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in my view 在我看来 |
In my view, she is a bit too slow to respond. |
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在我看来,她的反应有点迟钝。 |
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as I see it 依我之见 |
The difference, as I see it, is one of method. |
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依我之见,这是一个方法问题。 |
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it seems to me that 在我看来 |
It seems to me that this reseach plan will be very promising. |
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在我看来,这项研究计划是颇有但愿的。 |
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I am certain that 我确定 |
I am certain that he will come out first in the contest. |
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我确定他会在比赛中得第一。 |
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It is my belief that 我相信 |
It is my belief that there are living creatures on some other planets. |
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我相信别的星球上也有生物存在 |
表示强调 |
actually 实际上 |
Actually,I find this subject rather interesting. |
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实际上,我以为这门学科至关有趣。 |
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practically 实际上 |
The two are Practically the same. |
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二者其实是同一种东西。 |
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as a matter of fact 其实; 实际上 |
As a matter of fact they kept in contact with each other for quite a long time. |
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其实,他们保持互相联系已经有至关长的时间了。 |
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in reality 其实;实际上 |
We once took him for an expericed workcr.In reality, he was a student. |
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咱们一度把他看成有经验的工人,其实他是个学生。 |
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in fact 实际上 |
It was,in fact,the most beautiful city I have ever seen. |
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实际上,它是我曾经见到过的最美丽的城市。 |
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obviously 明显地 |
Obviously,there is much room for improvement in our work. |
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很明显,咱们的工做还有不少要改进的地方。 |
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equally 一样地 |
He was equally successful in gaining the prize. |
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他也一样得到了奖品。 |
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without doubt 毫无疑问 |
Without doubt these theories were all wrong. |
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毫无疑问,这些理论都是错的。 |
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anyway 无论怎样;反正 |
That was not our fault, anyway. |
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那反正不是咱们的借。 |
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naturally 固然;天然地 |
One will naturally ask why. |
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人们固然要问为何。 |
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simply 简直;彻底 |
His arguments are simply water-tight. |
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他的论证简直无懈可击 |
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almost 几乎;简直 |
The news is almost too good to be true. |
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这消息简直好得难以置信。 |
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especially 特别地 |
Beijing is beautiful, especially in late autumn. |
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北京很美丽,特别是在晚秋。 |
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Only 反而 |
The failure only strengthened our determination. |
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失败反而加强了咱们的决心。 |
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far from 非但不;远远不 |
Far from discouraged,we took added strength from our defeat. |
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咱们不单汉因失败而气馁,反而从中汲取了力量。 |
表示补充、排除 |
moreover 并且 |
He refused to help me,more over he laughed at me in public. |
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他拒绝帮助我,并且还当众嘲笑我。 |
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furthermore 并且 |
Furthermore, he never cared for other people's interests. |
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并且他从不关心别人的利益 |
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what is more 并且 |
What's more, I found,to my great surprise,a girl of six from Nanjing could speak good English. |
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并且,使我吃惊的是,我还发现一位南京来的六岁女孩能说一口很好的英语。 |
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and…as well 并且 |
This old worker has experience and knowledge as well. |
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这位老工人既有经验,又有知识。 |
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apart from 除了 |
Apart from oxygen, there are some other gases in the air. |
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除了氧气之外,空气中还有其它气体。 |
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in addition to 除了;加上 |
In addition to "when", we can use "as soon as" to introduce this kind of sentences. |
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除了"when",咱们还能用“as soon as”来引导这类句子。 |
表示举例、说明 |
for instance 例如 |
Television,for instance, is a great invention in the 20th century. |
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例如,电视就是20世纪的一个伟大发明。 |
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for example 例如 |
“At this” sometimes may mean "hearing this".example:Mother burst into tears at this."At this" |
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有时可能表示“听到这消息”的意思。例如:听到这消息,母亲大哭起来。 |
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such as 例如 |
There are many lovely parks in Beijing, such as the Summer Palace,Beihai and Zhongshan Park. |
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北京有不少可爱的公园,例如颐和园、北海和中山公园。 |
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take the case of 以……为例 |
Take the case of cars,they use a lot of gas. |
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以汽车为例,它们要消耗不少汽油。 |
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in other words换句话说 |
In other words,the output has been increased fifty million tons. |
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换句话说,就是产量已增长了五千万吨。 |
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that is to say 那就是说 |
That is to say we won't have enough time for a holiday. |
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那就是说,咱们没有足够的时间去度假。 |
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that is 即 |
He left last month-that is,in August this year. |
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他是上个月,也就是今年八月离开的。 |
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namely 即;这就是说 |
Arabic is written in the opposite direction to English, namely from right to left. |
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阿拉伯文的书写方向同英语相反,即它是从右到左的。 |
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to be more exact 说得更精确一点 |
He came home very late last night,to be more exact,very early this morning. |
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他是昨天深夜,更确切地说是今天凌晨才回家的。 |
·表示目的、结果 |
as a result 结果 |
The production,as a result,has begun to rise rapidly. |
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生产终于开始迅速增加了。 |
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at last 最后 |
At last he obeyed the order silently. |
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最后,他一声不吭地服从了命令。 |
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for the purpose of 为了……目的 |
For the purpose of learning,he visited many hospitals. |
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为了学习借鉴,他参观了许多医院。 |
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therefore 所以 |
The examination is still far away,therefore we plan to go for an outing. |
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离考试时间还很远,所以咱们计划去郊游。 |
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thus 所以;从而 |
He studied diligently, thus he got high marks. |
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他学习勤奋,于是得了高分。 |
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in this way 这样 |
In this way you can get rid of bad habits. |
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这样你就能改掉坏习惯了。 |
·表示转折、让步 |
yet 然而 |
Although this sounds strange,yet it is true. |
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这件事听起来虽然奇怪,然而倒是真的。 |
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however 但是;不过 |
However,we will look into the matter later. |
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不过咱们之后还要调查这件事。 |
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nevertheless 然而 |
Some of them hadn't for 36 hours,They went on working nevertheless. |
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有些人已经38个小时未睡,然而他们仍继续工做。 |
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after all 到底;毕竟 |
What harm does it do after all? |
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这到底有什么危害呢? |
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whereas 而 |
He thought I was lying,whereas I was telling the truth. |
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他认为我在撤谎,而我说的确实是真话。 |
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even if 即便 |
Even if we achieve great success in our work, there is no reason to feel conceited. |
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即便咱们的工做取得了巨大成绩,也没有理由感到骄傲。 |
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on the contrary 相反 |
You think it simple,but on the contrary,it is complicated. |
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你认为这容易,可是相反,这很复杂。 |
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no matter 无论 |
No matter how difficult it may be, we are determined to carry the research to the end. |
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无论有多少困难,咱们决心把这项研究进行到底。 |
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in spite of 无论;尽管 |
In spite of the cold weather, we went on digging the earth. |
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尽管天冷,咱们仍是继续挖土。 |
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all the same 仍然;尽管如此 |
He is not doing a very good job. All the same,you have to admit that he is doing his best. |
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他工做作得不很好。尽管如此,你还得认可他尽了最大的努力。 |
·表示条件、缘由 |
Once 一旦 |
Once you begin,you must continue. |
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一旦开始,你就必须继续下去 |
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as long as 只要 |
I will fight for the cause of Communism as long as I live. |
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只要我活着一天,就要为共产主义奋斗一天 |
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supposing 假如 |
Supposing that yon were rich, what then? |
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假如你很富裕的话,那么会怎样呢? |
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in case 万一;假使 |
In case I forget,please remind me about it. |
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万一我忘了,请提醒我 |
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on condition that 若是;假若 |
We shall go to Guangzhou for our holiday,on condition that it isn't too expensive. |
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假若费用不太贵,咱们将去广州度假。 |
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on account of 由于 |
On account of the bad weather,the harvest was poor. |
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因为天气很差,农做物歉收。 |
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thanks to 因为 |
Thanks to her ability,she has achieved great success. |
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因为她的才能,她得到了极大的成功 |
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as far as 根据 |
As far as I know, it is less valuable than diamond. |
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据我所知,它不如金刚石贵重。 |
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owing to 因为 |
Owing to his lack of experience,he didn't do the work well. |
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他因为缺少经验,没有将工做作好 |
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but for 要不是有 |
But for his help,we would have failed. |
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要不是有他帮忙,咱们是不会成功的。 |
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according to 根据;按照 |
According to the weather report, it is going to snow tomorrow. |
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根据天气预报,明天要下雪。 |
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considering 考虑到 |
Considering that the time is short,you ought tO go all out to fulfil the plan. |
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考虑到时间很少了,你应该尽心尽力去完成计划。 |
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it is understood that 不用说;你们知道 |
It is understood that strict discipline is good for a student. |
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你们都知道, 严格的纪律对一个学生来讲是有好处的。 |
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it was noted above that 前面已经指出 |
It was noted above that hard work and labour are often neceaaary to train a man's talent. |
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咱们在前面已经指出,艰苦的工做与劳动,经常是锻炼一我的的才能所不可缺乏的。 |
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it will be seen from this 因而可知 |
It will be seen from this that the need for water is increasing day by day. |
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因而可知,对水的须要正在日益变得迫切。 |