as a result; therefore 因此;所以 This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health. 这会对农业和食物链造成威胁,因而危及人的健康。 She failed her exams and was consequently unable to start her studies at college. 她考试不及格,因此无法进入大学学习。
Language Bank consequentlyconsequentlyTopics Change, cause and effectb2Describing the effect of something 描述某事的影响 One consequence of changes in diet over recent years has been a dramatic increase in cases of childhood obesity. 近年来饮食变化带来的一个结果是儿童肥胖人数急剧上升。
Many parents today do not have time to cook healthy meals for their children. Consequently/As a consequence, many children grow up eating too much junk food. 现在许多家长没有时间给孩子做健康的饭菜,结果造成许多孩子在成长过程中吃过多的垃圾食品。
Many children spend their free time online instead of playing outside. As a result, more and more of them are becoming overweight. 许多孩子在网上度过他们的空闲时间,而不是在外面玩。结果,越来越多的人变得超重。
Last year junk food was banned in schools. The effect of this has been to create a black market in the playground, with pupils bringing sweets from home to sell to other pupils. 去年学校禁售垃圾食品,结果是学校操场上出现了垃圾食品的黑市交易,有的学生把从家里带来的甜食卖给其他学生。