Idiom of the Day
(it) stands to reason
合乎道理;順理成章
Today: Tue, 13 Oct 2020
Meaning:
You can say it stands to reason that something should be so if it seems reasonable to you that it should be so.
如果你說 it stands to reason ,那麼這件事情在你看來應該是合乎道理,順利成章的。
For example:
If you eat good food and get plenty of exercise it stands to reason that you'll have a good chance of living to a ripe old age.
如果您吃好的食物並進行大量運動,則有理由相信您將有會活得更長更久。
It stands to reason that kids who study the hardest get the best grades.
理所當然的是,學習最努力的孩子會獲得最好的成績。
Quick Quiz
It stands to reason that the best way to learn to speak a foreign language is to
a. read about it
b. think about it
c. practise using it