1) this does not mean that we should … 这并不意味着我们应该…
2) the problem with this kind of logic, however, is … 然而，这种逻辑的问题是…
3) this doesn’t mean that we should automatically … 这并不意味着我们应自动地…
4) …, but there is no reason to believe that … …，但没有理由相信…
5) to (believe) that … is the most (ridiculous) thing. 相信…是最可笑的事情。
6) if it’s a fact that …, is it then …? 如果…是事实，那么是否…？
7) but the most important argument for something is that … 但是关于某事的最重要的争论是…
8) what is the point of … …的意义何在？（e.g. what’s the point of being rich?）
9) will it be a big help in doing something? 做某事是对…的.极大帮助吗？
10) the point is … 关键是…
11) as far as something is concerned, … 就某事而言，…
12) a close inspection of these arguments would reveal how groundless they are. 仔细审察这些论点，就会发现它们是站不住脚的。
13) what will happen to something is impossible to predict, not least because we … 会发生什么事情是难以预料的，这不仅仅是因为…
