as a result; therefore 因此;所以 This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health. 這會對農業和食物鏈造成威脅,因而危及人的健康。 She failed her exams and was consequently unable to start her studies at college. 她考試不及格,因此無法進入大學學習。
Language Bank consequentlyconsequentlyTopics Change, cause and effectb2Describing the effect of something 描述某事的影響 One consequence of changes in diet over recent years has been a dramatic increase in cases of childhood obesity. 近年來飲食變化帶來的一個結果是兒童肥胖人數急劇上升。
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. 現在許多家長沒有時間給孩子做健康的飯菜,結果造成許多孩子在成長過程中吃過多的垃圾食品。
Many children spend their free time online instead of playing outside. As a result, more and more of them are becoming overweight. 許多孩子在網上度過他們的空閒時間,而不是在外面玩。結果,越來越多的人變得超重。
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. 去年學校禁售垃圾食品,結果是學校操場上出現了垃圾食品的黑市交易,有的學生把從家裏帶來的甜食賣給其他學生。