常用句型：
1. 不用說……
It goes without saying that …
= (It is) needless to say (that) ….
= It is obvious that ….
例：It goes without saying that it pays off to keep early hours.
不用說早睡早起是值得的。
2. 在各種……之中，……
Among various kinds of …, … /= Of all the …, …
例︰Among various kinds of sports, I like jogging in particular.
在各種運動中我尤其喜歡慢跑。
3. 就我的看法……；我認為……
In my opinion, …
= To my mind, ….
= As far as I am concerned, …
= I am of the opinion that ….
例：In my opinion, playing video games not only takes much time but is also harmful to health.
在我看來，玩電腦游戲既花費時間也有害健康。
4. 隨著人口的增加…… With the increase/growth of the population, …
隨著科技的進步…… With the advance of science and technology, …
例：With the rapid development of Taiwan’s economy, a lot of social problems have come to pass.
隨著臺灣經濟的快速發展許多社會問題產生了。
5. ……是必要的 It is necessary (for sb.) to do/that…
……是重要的 It is important/essential (for sb.) to do / that…
…… 是適當的 It is proper (for sb.) to do / that…
……是緊急的 It is urgent (for sb.) to do / that…
例：It is proper for us to keep the public places clean.
=It is proper that we (should) keep the public places clean.
我們應當保持公共場所清潔。
6. 花費 spend … on sth. / doing sth. …
例：We shouldn’t spend too much time on something we aren’t interested in.
我們不應該在我們不感興趣的事情上花太多的時間。
7. how 引導的感嘆句
例：At least it will prove how honest you are.
那至少可以證明你很誠實。
8. 狀語從句
⑴ 如果你不…，你就會… If you don’t ..., you’ll ...
例︰If you don’t keep working hard, you’ll lose the chance.
如果你不堅持努力工作，你就會失去這次機會。
⑵ 如此 ……，以至于…… so … that …
例：At that moment, I was so upset that I wanted to give up.
當時，我非常傷心，最后都想放棄了。
⑶ 每當我聽到……我就忍不住感到興奮。Whenever I hear …, I cannot but feel excited.
每當我做……我就忍不住感到悲傷。 Whenever I do …, I cannot but feel sad.
每當我想到……我就忍不住感到緊張。Whenever I think of …, I cannot but feel nervous.
每當我遭遇……我就忍不住感到害怕。Whenever I meet with …, I cannot but feel frightened.
每當我看到……我就忍不住感到驚訝。Whenever I see …, I cannot but feel surprised.
例：Whenever I think of the clean brook near my home, I cannot but feel sad.
= Every time I think of the clean brook near my home, I cannot help feeling sad.
每當我想到我家附近那一條清澈的小溪我就忍不住感到悲傷。