1. 俗語(yǔ)說(shuō)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(shuō)得好：「誠(chéng)實(shí)為上策」。

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

2. (A) ...用下列方法 in the following ways.

(B) …有三個(gè)主要理由?！璮or 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(yǔ)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.

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3. 那就是(說(shuō))...;亦即…

That is to say, .

= That is, .

=Namely, ...

例：我們生活需有規(guī)律。也就是說(shuō)，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.

4. (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(lái)的職業(yè)。

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

5. 我們有理由相信…

We have reasons to believe (that)子句

例：我們有理由相信體罰應(yīng)該嚴(yán)格禁止。

We have reasons to believe that corporal punishment should be strictly prohibited.