19、據(jù)說… It is said (that)子句

一般認(rèn)為… It is thought (that)子句

大家都知道… It is known (that)子句

據(jù)報(bào)導(dǎo)… It is reported (that)子句

一般預(yù)料… It is expected (that)子句

一般估計(jì)… It is estimated (that)子句

一般相信… It is believed (that)子句

例︰一般相信閱讀增加我們的知識(shí)、擴(kuò)大我們的心胸。

It is believed(that)reading increases our knowledge and broadens our mind.

20、…的主要理由是…

The main reason why ……… is (that)子句

例︰青少年犯罪的主要理由是社會(huì)環(huán)境日一敗壞。

The main reason why the juveniles commit crimes is that social environment is becoming worse.

21、俗語說得好：「…」。

Well goes an old saying，“…”

As an old saying goes(runs， says)，“…”

An old saying goes，“…”

It's an old saying (that)子句

例︰俗話說得好：「誠(chéng)實(shí)為上策」。

As an old saying goes，“Honesty is the best policy.”

22、(A)…用下列方法… in the following ways.

(B)…有三個(gè)主要理由。… for three major reasons.

(C)要…，至少我們可做三件事。To …，there are at least three things we can do.

例︰(A)我用下列方法增加信心。

I increase my confidence in the following ways.

(B)人們學(xué)外語有三個(gè)理由。

People learn a foreign language for three major reasons.

(C)為了維護(hù)健康，我們每天至少可做三件事。

To keep healthy，there are at least three things we can do every day.

23、那就是(說)…;亦即…

That is to say，…

That is，…

Namely，…

例︰我們生活需有規(guī)律。也就是說，早睡早起，戒除煙酒。

We need to live a regular life. That is，we can keep good hours and refrain from smoking and drinking in the daily activities.

24、(A)基于這個(gè)理由，… For this reason，…

(B)為了這個(gè)目的，… For this purpose，…

例︰基于這個(gè)理由，我已決定把行醫(yī)作為未來的職業(yè)。

For this reason，I have decided to take practicing medicine as my future career.