闡明事情(clarifying)時,可使用本句 "I hope this clears things up."(我希望這樣將事情釐清了。)作結。
概述(summarizing)的理由很多,包括了要把已發生的事情告訴他人,給其作為背景資訊;又或是要讓人掌握大局狀況;也可能是要重申之前的論點有多重要,可善用以下句型 "In summary,..."、"To sum up,..."、"In short,..."、"In a nutshell,..."
(喜歡就趕快收藏起來,若還沒加入會員的記得趕快註冊官網會員,才不會錯過更多優質學習資源,還能享入會五大好康)
1. 用『概括說明』(generalizing)點出分析的要點。 2. 用『闡明』(clarifying)詳細說明先前的要點。 3. 用『概述』(summarizing)來概括陳述要點以補強語氣。 4. 用『結論』(concluding)結尾。 |
Generalizing helps to put points into perspective, while clarifying makes things clear. Summarizing provides emphasis and focus, and concluding offers a good ending to a report.
『概括說明』有助於客觀判斷事情的要點,而『闡明』則可使事情變得清晰。『概述』可提供重點及焦點,而『結論』則可提供報告一個很好的結尾。
一般來說,⋯
In general,... e.g. In general, customers are quite satisfied with our products and service.
(一般來說,顧客相當滿意本公司的產品及服務。)
總的來說,⋯
On the whole,... e.g. On the whole, the development of the new product has gone smoothly.
(整體而言,新產品的開發進展得很順利。)
至少⋯
At least... e.g. Profits have improved. At least for most products they have.
(利潤已有所提高了。至少對他們大多數的產品來說是如此。)
不管怎樣,⋯
At any rate,... e.g. The economy looks better. At any rate, it's better for many industries.
(經濟看起來好多了。至少對許多產業來說是如此。)
總之,⋯
In summary,... e.g. In summary, operational costs have been reduced by 10 percent.
(總之,營運成本已減少了達百分之 10。)
To sum up,... e.g. To sum up, we need to deal with clients' complaints satisfactorily.
(總之,我們需要圓滿地處理客訴。)
簡言之,⋯
In short,... e.g. In short, the incentive programs have improved staff morale.
(簡言之,這項激勵方案已經改善了員工的士氣。)
In a nutshell,... e.g. In a nutshell, the new strategy is a success.
(簡言之,這個新策略是一大成功。)
In general, I spend most of my weekends with my family.
一般來說,我週末大部分是和家人一起度過的。
I am satisfied with my current job.
我對目前的工作感到很滿意。
On the whole, girls in Asia are shyer than boys.
一般而言,亞洲女孩子比男孩子害羞。
At least five hundred people showed up for the rally.
至少有 500 人出席該集會。
At any rate, their performance did not live up to our expectations.
無論如何,他們的表現並不如我們所預期。
In summary, the meeting last Friday was quite fruitful.
概括來說,上星期五的會議成果豐碩。
To sum up, the plan to raise taxes is a terrible idea.
總之,這項增稅計畫是個很差勁的想法。
In short, smoking does harm to your health.
簡言之,抽菸有害健康。
In a nutshell, we need to find a way to complete this project by the end of the month.
簡而言之,我們需要想辦法在月底前完成這個專。
In conclusion, Tom is a man you can count on.
總之,湯姆是個你可信賴的人。
Shelly is looking forward to her birthday party.
雪莉很期待她的生日派對。