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in general总的来说；通常

教材原句P₂₆：In general，though， studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads！但总的来说，在当今文化交融的世界，学习不同国家的习俗肯定能够帮助我们避免交往中的困难！

on the whole总的来说

generally speaking一般说来

as a whole就整体上来看

in a word总之

①We’re trying to raise awareness about the environment in general and air pollution in particular.我们正努力从总体上增强环境意识，特别是提高对空气污染的意识。

②In_general，the northerners are keen on dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice.

一般说来，北方人喜欢吃饺子，而南方人喜欢吃米饭。

③To begin with，I’d like to tell in brief/short the importance of the work.首先，我想简要谈谈这项工作的重要性。

at ease舒 服；快活；自由自在

教材原句P₃₀：The most universal facial expression is，of co urse，the smile—its function is to show happiness and put people at ease.微笑当属最普遍使用的面部表情，它的作用是表示快乐和安人心境。

(1)feel/look at ease感到/看上去心情放松

put/set sb.at one’s ease使某人放松、松弛

(2)take one’s ease休息，放松一下

(3)with ease轻易地，毫不费力地

①When you feel ne rvous，you’d better listen to some light music to put yourself at ease.

当你感到紧张时，你最好听些轻音乐使自己放松一下。

②(牛津P₆₃₁)I never feel_completely_at_ease with him.

我跟他在一起总感到不是很自在。

③(2012·浙江卷)We live in an age when more information is available with greater ease than ever before.

在我们生活的这个时代，有更多的信息可以比以往任何时候都更加容易获得。