1.4 目的
So
So that
Should law be neutral towards competing conceptions of virtue, so that people can be free to choose for themselves the best way to live?
In order that
Regular checks are required in order that safety standards are maintained.
To do sth,…
To answer it, we have to explore the meaning of justice.
In order to do sth
In order to determine who deserves what, we have to determine what virtues are worthy of honor and reward.
For the sake of sth=For sth’s sake 为了sth的目的
I hope you’re not doing this just for the sake of the money.
For clarity’s sake, I’d like to reword my statement.
1.5 转折
However,
Yet 轻微转折
And yet we worry when judgments about virtue finds their way into laws.
Whereas
Conversely
Nevertheless
Otherwise, 否则
On the contrary
Instead,表示对上述方式的完全反转
Instead, a just society respects each people’s freedom to choose his or her own conception of the
good life.
Contrarily
Inversely
Contrariwise
Oppositely,
Instead of sth
As opposed to 表示与前述对象的反转对比
The cost of these planes is £3 million, as opposed to the £2 million charged by their competitors.
While 引导从句,表明前后情况不同,做个对比
Rather than. 并不是、而不、并没有, 前后对等
Be honest rather than clever.诚实胜于机巧。
This policy might lead them to stay in harm’s way rather than flee to safety.
Rather than press for maximum advantages, people look out for one another.
1.6对比
While 既可以对比相反的东西,也可以对比稍有不同的
Ancient theories start with virtue while modern theories start with freedom.
On the other hand,
By/In comparison/contrast 对比之下
Their lives were exciting and glamorous; ours seemed dull by comparison.
The virtue argument, by contrast, rests on the judgment that greed is a vice that state should
discourage.
Alternatively,提供另一种思路或方法建议
In/By comparison with sth介词
This essay will briefly review the cons and pros of imprisonment in comparison with job training.
By comparison with the lively teenagers, the adults were a joyless lot.
Compared with/to