一般而言 in general; generally speaking; by and large

滿于現(xiàn)狀 be happy with what you are

預(yù)測(cè)未來 project into the future

另一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)是…… another way of looking at the matter is…

不宜取笑…… it is not decent to make fun of…

評(píng)估社會(huì)文化因素 assess (evaluate) sociocultural factors

那并非說…… that does not mean that…

那有這回事 there is no such thing as

一個(gè)有待克服的困難是…… a major hurdle for us to overcome is…

由……造成 caused by; attributable to; due to; resulting from

由……組成 is made up of…; is comprised of; consist

必須從兩方面考慮此問題 this problem needs to be considered on two dimensions:

限制 limit; restrict; refrain; restrain; keep within limits; confine; keep in check

一般人認(rèn)為…… conventional wisdom suggests that…

這方法有陷阱 the method had pitfalls:

說服 convince; persuade; cause to believe

具體的 specific; concrete; tangible