一、開頭句型
• To begin with, .... = First of all, ... = In the first place 首先
To begin with, those under 18 are not allowed to smoke.
首先，十八歲以下的人是不被允許抽菸的。
• There's no denying that... 不可否認的是...
There's no denying that Joslyn is an expert in this field.
不可否認的是裘思琳是這領域的專家。
• It goes without saying that... 不說也可理解的是...
It goes without saying that no pain no gain.
不說也可理解的是沒有付出就沒有收穫。
• Generally speaking,... 一般來說
Generally speaking, dogs tend to be more dependent on their owners than cats.
一般來說，狗會比貓還要更仰賴他們的主人。
• As far as I am concerned,... = In my opinion,... = From my perspective,... 就我看來...
As far as I am concerned, playing video games encourages children to think.
就我看來，電玩刺激小孩思考。
• I argue/believe/contend that... 我主張、我相信、我認為
I believe that aliens exist in the world.
我相信外星人在這世界存在。
• Nowadays, it is common to.... 在這個時代，做....是很常見的...
Nowadays, it is common to purchase items from online stores.
在這個時代，在線上商店購買商品是很常見的。
• When asked about,...., the majority of people would say that... Nevertheless, I think that... 當人們被問到 (關於某件事)，大部分會說.... 然而，我認為....
*** 這個句型可使用於自己與大眾迥異的觀點
In Taiwan, when asked about their dream job, the majority of people would say it is lawyers and doctors. Nevertheless, I think as long as my dream job brings value to others, I am good.
在台灣，被問到夢想中的工作時，大部分的人會說是律師或醫生。但是，我認為只要我的夢想中的工作能夠帶給他人價值，我就沒問題了。
• We live in an age when many of us are... 我們在一個大部分人是....的世代
Briefly speaking, we live in an age when many of us are not aware of how scary wars could be.
簡單來說，我們生在一個我們大部分人不懂戰爭有多可怕的世代。
二、銜接句型
• In my opinion, ... = From my perspective, ... = As far as I am concerned, ... 我的看法是...
From my perspective, Mark is not qualified as an engineer.
我的看法是：馬克沒有資格當工程師。
• As stated in the previous paragraph, ... 如同上一段所言，...
As stated in the previous paragraph, pregnant women are recommended not to smoke.
如同前一段所言，孕婦最好不要抽煙。
• Despite the fact that,... 儘管事實是...
Despite the fact that Lucy is 15 years older than Mark, she is deeply in love with him,
儘管露西比馬克大15歲，她深愛著他。
• On the other hand, ... 另一方面
On the other hand, studying abroad means one has to adapt to the the environment he is not familiar with.
另一方面，出國唸書意味者一個人必須要適應他不熟悉的環境。
• On the contrary, ... 反而、反之
Steve is tall. On the contrary, his brother is short.
史地夫是高的。反之，他弟弟是矮的。
• Likewise, ... = Similarly, ... 同樣地
Technology companies play an important role in the United States. Likewise, gaming companies account for a huge amount of GDP in Japan.
科技公司在美國扮演很重要的角色。同樣地，在日本遊戲公司佔有GDP很大的一部份。
三、結尾句型
• In conclusion,... 最後
In conclusion, as long as you work hard, everything will pay off.
最後，只要你認真做事，所有事都會值得。
• In brief, ... = In a nutshell, ... 簡而言之...
In a nutshell, Frank is not qualified as a leader.
簡而言之，法蘭克沒有資格成為領導者。
• To sum up, ... = In a word, ...總而言之
In a word, Melody wants to be a doctor in the future.
總而言之，麥樂蒂未來想當醫生。
• The data/statistics/figures lead us to the conclusion that.. 透過數據我們可得到結論是...
The figures lead us to the conclusion that there will be 50% relative increase in revenue year over year in 2021.
透過數據我們可得到結論：在 2021 收入會有年環比 50% 的相對增長。
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