新东方考研英语必背500句
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generally speaking,. . .
译文:一般而言……
点睛:这一句型的用法十分广泛,主要用于对全局情况的概括或者对个人观点的总结。它可以用在议论文的任何地方:用于开头描述全局;用于中间解释问题;用于结尾概括观点。本句型在替换时应当注意,generally speaking在句子中作插入语,因此逗号后面应该接一个结构、语意均完整的句子。
句型拓展:可以广泛用于议论文开头的句型还有:
*it is often said that wealth brings happiness,especially in modem society.
人们常说,财富带来幸福,在现代社会尤为如此。
*it is quite clear that wealth can bring us happiness as well as disaster.
财富既能给我们带来幸福,也能带来灾难,这是很明显的。
*it goes without trying that unemployment is the major problem the government is dealing with.
不用说,失业问题是政府正在努力解决的主要问题。
*there is no denying that money is the basic need in modem society.
毋庸置疑,金钱是现代社会人们必需的。