260. To start with, ...…首先，……。

To start with, let's talk about how much money we need.首先，让我们讨论一下我们需要多少资金。

259. To one's delight / joy / surprise,...　 让某人高兴／惊奇的是，……。

1) To my delight, there's a sale on clothes on Beijing Road,

让我高兴的是，北京路的衣服正在大减价。

2) To my surprise, I got a new computer for my birthday.

令我惊奇的是，我得到一台电脑作为生日礼物。

258. To be frank / honest, ...老实说，……。说实话，……。

To be honest, I don't think we have a chance of winning. 说实话，我认为我们没有获胜的可能。

257. To a great/some extent, ...　 在很大／某种程度上，……。

1) To a great extent, you will be on your own.　 在很大程度上，你要靠自己。

2) To some extent, from self-confidence comes success and from success comes more self-confidence.

在某种程度上，成功源于自信，而成功又能带来更多的自信。

256. There's no way... ……绝不可能。

There's no way one could succeed without hard work.　 一个人不努力绝不可能成功。

255. There's no point in... ……是无意义的。

There's no point in getting angry when things have happened. 对已发生的事生气是没有意义的。

254. There used to be... …过去曾有……。／曾经有过……。

There used to be many forests in our country.　 以前我们国家有很多森林。

253. There seems to be... …看起来好像……。

There seems to be a little misunderstanding between them. 看起来他们之间好像有点小误会。

252. There is no doubt that... 毫无疑问，……。

There is no doubt that health is better than wealth.　 毫无疑问，健康胜于财富。

251. There are signs that...　 有……的迹象／征兆。有迹象表明／显示……。

There are signs that you have made a significant improvement.

有迹象表明你有了显著的进步。