And I'll say "how are you" and you say something to the effect that if I could afford a latte in this world, I'm doing well.(我問您最近怎么樣，您有一次，說了一句話，大致意思是，如果我能，享受得起一杯拿鐵，那一切就還好。)

And there was a Greek story to the effect that the sentinels at the siege of Troy changed their guard according to the vertical or horizontal positions of the tail of the Great Bear.(從前有個希臘故事，大意是說，哨兵們包圍特洛伊城后，根據大熊星星尾的垂直或水平位置改變其守衛戰略。)

He adds a let - out clause to the effect that the payment will be revised if the exchange rate fall by more than5%.(他加了一個避免條款，大意是：如果匯率下跌超過去5%，付款將被修改。)

I get a fair number of comments to the effect that worries about deflation are all wrong, look at commodity prices.(我這有相當一部分置評基本是：都盯著日用商品價格，懷疑所謂通縮是不是完全錯了。)

We received a letter to the effect that he would soon arrive.(我們收到一封信，大意是說他即將到達。)

The immediate effect of printing was to increase the circulation of works that were already popular in a handwritten form, while less popular works went out of circulation.(印刷術的直接影響是，已經以手寫體形式流行的作品發行量更大，而不太流行的作品則不再發行。)

He left a note to the effect that he would not be coming back.(他留下一張字條，大意是他不回來了。)

If you insist on doing so will only make your brain to the effect that account, and is likely to miss some important parts.(如果你執意這樣做，只能使你的頭昏腦賬，并有可能漏掉某些重要的內容部分。)

Ships could be diverted to other ports and that would have a serious ripple effect through the local economy.(可以把貨輪轉向其他港口，那樣的話可能會對當地經濟造成嚴重的連鎖反應。)

What the essay is discussing is to the effect that there's great difference between the way women and men think.(這篇論文大致討論的是女性與男性的思維方式有巨大的差別。)