To the effect that...
大意是..., 以便...
🧩 词语组成解析
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
🗣️ 情景例句
Have you had dinner yet?
你吃晚饭了吗？
We have a lot of invitation cards, but they are all for the same date.
我们接到了许多请帖，但是上面的日期却全都是同一天。
How would you go to Beijing, by air or by train?
你怎样去北京，是乘飞机还是坐火车？