1. According to a recent survey, four million people die each year from diseases linked to smoking.

依照最近的一項調查，每年有4，000，000人死於與吸菸有關的疾病。

2. The latest surveys show that quite a few children have unpleasant associations with homework.

最近的調查顯示相當多的孩子對家庭作業沒什麼好感。

3. No invention has received more praise and abuse than Internet.

沒有一項發明像互聯網一樣同時受到如此多的讚揚和批評。

I do not choose to … merely because I feel that … 我沒有選擇…知識因為我覺得…

　　I have nothing against something. But … 我並不反對某事，但…

　　I think it’s time we put a stop to something. 我認為是我們停止某事的時候了。(it’s time (that) 後的從句要用虛擬，既(should)+動詞原形)

　　I find the statement of … to be too narrow. 我覺得…的觀點過於狹隘。

　　I can tell you from experience that … 憑我的經驗可以告訴你…

　　Personally, I am standing on the side of … 就個人而言，我站在…的一邊。

　　Although doing something might seem a wild idea, I believe that … 雖然做某事似乎狂妄，但我相信…

　　At an individual level, I feel that … 從我個人的角度出發，我覺得…

　　I sincerely believe that … 我真誠地相信…

　　But for me, I would rather think of the matter in an (optimistic) way. 至於我，我寧願以樂觀的態度來看待這一問題。

　　But I do not think that this view can hold water. 但我並不認為這一觀點能站得住腳。

　　It is not half so important to do something as it is to do something. 和做某事相比，做某事的重要性連一半都不及。

　　There are some people who hold that …. And on the other hand, there are some other people whoargue that…. Both opinions are very popular…. But I cannot accept either view. 有一些人認為…，然而還有另外一些人認為…。上述兩種觀點都很流行，但我兩種觀點都不能接受。

　　Although many people (believe) that …, I doubt whether the (argument) bears further (analysis). 雖然有許多人相信…，但我懷疑這個論點能否經得起進一步的推敲。

　　In my opinion, it is more advisable to do something than to do something. 在我看來，做…比做…更明智。

　　In the nationwide discussion, many people suggest that …. But I argue that … 在全國範圍內的討論中，許多人提出…。但我卻認為… (該句suggest引導的從句應用虛擬。)

　　As opposed to widely held belief, I believe that … 與普遍接受的看法不同，我認為…

　　From a personal perspective, I also prefer to … 從個人的角度來看，我也喜歡…

　　Finally, to speak frankly, there is also a more practical reason why I would choose to …最後，坦白地講，我選擇…還有一個更為現實的原因。

　　Some people think that …. To be frank, I cannot agree with their opinion for the reasons below. 一些人認為…，坦白地講，我不贊同他們的觀點，理由如下：

　　The situation is not rare. It is one of many examples I have encountered. 這種情景並不少見，它也是我遇到的許多情況之一。

　　There is another reason why I cast my preference for … 我傾向於…還有另外一個原因。