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In This Way 这样一来

火车晚点了，这样一来，我们赶不上下一班车了 (“the train is late, so we’ll miss the connection”). When you’ve finished explaining, 综上所述 or 总的来说 can gather the points into a summary; 综上所述 sounds more formal on the page.

要是大家都同意这个方案，这样一来，问题就容易解决了。
yàoshi dàjiā dōu tóngyì zhège fāng'àn, zhèyàng yīlái, wèntí jiù róngyì jiějué le。
If everyone agrees to this plan, then the problem will be easily solved.
综上所述，这个项目具有很高的可行性，建议公司立即立项开发。
zōngshàngsuǒshù， zhège xiàngmù jùyǒu hěn gāo de kěxíngxìng， jiànyì gōngsī lìjí lìxiàng kāifā。
In summary, this project has high feasibility, and it is recommended that the company immediately initiate development.
总的来说，我对这个结果很满意。
zǒngdeláishuō， wǒ duì zhège jiēguǒ hěn mǎnyì。
On the whole I am satisfied with the result.
总而言之，生命是很短的。
zǒngéryánzhī， shēngmìng shì hěn duǎn de。
In a word, life is short.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
zhèyàng-yīlái
in this way; thus
zōngshàng-suǒshù
to sum up; in summary
zǒngde lái shuō
generally speaking; on the whole
zǒng'éryánzhī
in short; in a word
gōngsī
company
jùyǒu
to possess; have
kěxíng
feasible; practicable
tóngyì
to agree
dàjiā
everyone
róngyì
easy
jiànyì
to suggest; suggestion
kāifā
to develop; exploit
fāng'àn
scheme; plan; proposal
mǎnyì
satisfied
shēngmìng
life
lìjí
immediately; at once
jiēguǒ
to bear fruit
yàoshi
if; suppose
jiějué
to solve; resolve
zhèyàng
like this; so

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