第一， 迷你对话

A: As we all know, people like wearing things that can make a statement about themselves.

我们大家都知道，人们喜欢穿戴能够代表自己心声的衣物。

B: But it’s not always true.

但是情况并不是总是如此。

A: I mean in most circumstances.

我的意思是指在大多数情况下。

B: It sounds reasonable.

这听起来有道理。

第二， 地道表达

make a statement

1. 解词释义

Make a statement的意思是“发表声明，发表谈话”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. Having witnessed the accident I felt duty bound to make a statement to the police.

由于我亲眼目睹了那次事故，我觉得向警察陈述是义不容辞的。

e.g. She refuse to make a statement to the police in case she incriminate herself.

她拒绝向警方作陈述以免受连累。

e.g. Robert made a statement to the police about the robbery that he saw.

罗伯特把他所见到的抢劫案件向警察作了陈述。

e.g. The principal made a statement announcing the Christmas vacation.

校长宣布了圣诞节的假期。

第三， 咬文嚼字

in most circumstances：在大多数情况下

e.g. In most circumstances there's no such things as certainty.

在大多数情况下，根本没有十拿九稳的事。

e.g. In most circumstances national politics is simply indifferent to the interests of foreigners.

在大多数情况下，各国的政策对外国人的利益是漠不关心的。

as we all know：众所周知的……

e.g. That's, as we all know, too romantic to be true.

可是，我们都知道，那只是过于浪漫的想法。

e.g. As we all know, that can put the sellers to great trouble.

大家都知道，这种付款方式可有给卖方带来很大麻烦。