句型學口語:初級口語必會句型(part26)
1. There's no way... ……絕不可能.
There's no way one could succeed without hard work.
一個人不努力絕不可能成功.
2. To a great/some extent, ... 在很大/某種程度上,…….
1) To a great extent, you will be on your own.
在很大程度上,你要靠自己.
2) To some extent, from self-confidence comes success and from success comes more self-confidence.
在某種程度上,成功源於自信,而成功又能帶來更多的自信.
3. To be frank / honest, ...老實說,…….說實話,…….
To be honest, I don't think we have a chance of winning.
說實話,我認爲我們沒有獲勝的可能.
4. To one's delight / joy / surprise,...
讓某人高興/驚奇的是,…….
1) To my delight, there's a sale on clothes on Beijing Road,
讓我高興的是,北京路的衣服正在大減價.
2) To my surprise, I got a new computer for my birthday.
令我驚奇的是,我得到一臺電腦作爲生日禮物.
5. To start with, ...…首先,…….
To start with, let's talk about how much money we need.
首先,讓我們討論一下我們需要多少資金.
6. To sum up... 總之,…….總而言之,…….
To sum up, life in the future will certainly be very different from that of today.
總之,未來的生活肯定會和當前的很不一樣.
7. To tell (you) the truth,... …說實話,…….
To tell you the truth, I used to make a lot of trouble when I was young.
不瞞你說,我小時候老是闖禍.
8. We hold the opinion that... 我們認爲…….
We hold the opinion that miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly hard for them.
我們認爲奇蹟有時候是會發生的,但是你得爲之拼搏.
9. We must do something to... 我們必須採取行動以…….
We must do something to reduce the pollution. 我們必須採取措施減少污染.
10. We must take action / measures to... 我們必須採取行動/措施以…….
1) We must take action to keep up with new developments.
我們必須採取行動跟上新的發展形勢.
2) We must take measures to better the traffic.
我們必須採取措施改善交通狀況.
