一般而言 in general; generally speaking; by and large

满于现状 be happy with what you are

预测未来 project into the future

另一个观点是…… another way of looking at the matter is…

不宜取笑…… it is not decent to make fun of…

评估社会文化因素 assess (evaluate) sociocultural factors

那并非说…… that does not mean that…

那有这回事 there is no such thing as

一个有待克服的困难是…… a major hurdle for us to overcome is…

由……造成 caused by; attributable to; due to; resulting from

由……组成 is made up of…; is comprised of; consist

必须从两方面考虑此问题 this problem needs to be considered on two dimensions:

限制 limit; restrict; refrain; restrain; keep within limits; confine; keep in check

一般人认为…… conventional wisdom suggests that…考研数学三

这方法有陷阱 the method had pitfalls:

说服 convince; persuade; cause to believe

具体的 specific; concrete; tangible