①When the mistake was pointed out to him，he hastened to correct it.

　　当有人向他指出错误时，他赶紧纠正。

　　②The hands of the clock pointed to half past eight.It was time we put our children to bed.

　　钟的指针指在八点半上了。我们该让孩子们上床睡觉了。

　　③It's rude to point your fingers at people.

　　用手指指人是很失礼的。

　　 in general一般地；大体上

　　(教材P42)However，in general the scientists were praised for their wonderful scientific advance.

　　但是从总体上说，科学家还是因为其杰出的科学进展而得到了人们的称赞。

　　(1)generally adv. 通常；一般说来

　　generally speaking 一般来讲；大致上说

　　(2)as a general rule 在通常情况下；一般而言

　　①Generally speaking，it's quite a fair settlement.

　　大致上说，这样解决很恰当。

　　②Generally(general)，the weather in Britain is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer.

　　通常，英国的天气冬天不会太冷，夏天不会太热。

　　③As a general rule，people prefer comedy to tragedy.一般说来，人们喜欢喜剧而不喜欢悲剧。

　　 (教材P42)However，some people believe that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life.但是，有些人认为怀着摧毁人类胚胎的意图来克隆人类胚胎是对人类生命的不尊重。

　　(1)intention n．意图，目的；企图

　　(1)with the intention of... 以......为目的；打算......

without intention 无意地，不是故意地