Introducing sentences

Question 1

• Simply put …
  → De forma simples…
• However …
  → No entanto…

*Mind you …
→ Veja bem…

Thus …
→ Portanto…

Rather than …
→ Em vez de…

In fact …
→ Na verdade…

Answer 1

… Simply put, when given the choice, consumers bought the cheaper, imported goods, and the national industry suffered as a consequence.

…However, the main reason countries still sometimes turn to protectionism, at the expense of free trade, is to safeguard the livelihoods of their people.

…Mind you, protectionism needn’t always have negative consequences.

…Thus, instead of the US protecting their car industry by imposing high tariffs on japanese cars, Japan made a key decision.

…Rather than flooding the US market with Japanese cars, Japan decided to control the number of cars they were going to export to the States.

…In fact, it made their contry money.

Question 2

• However → a afirmação contrastará com o que já foi dito.
• Simply put → é usado para resumir uma ideia ou descrevê-la de forma mais sucinta.
• “Mind you” (“Veja bem”) → pode introduzir um contraste ou ser uma forma de enfatizar ou lembrar alguém de alguma informação.
• Thus e therefore → são formas de introduzir uma conclusão lógica.
• Instead of e rather than → introduzem propostas ou linhas de ação alternativas.
• In fact e indeed → são usados para ênfase.

Answer 2

…However, import tariffs could also start a trade war.

…Simply put, consumers will usually choose an imported product if it’s less expensive.

…Mind you, imposing tariffs has not always led to trade wathe past .rs in

…Thus, imposing tariffs might be the best way to protect our farmers.
…Their policies are protectionist. Therefore, our trade with them is limited.

…Instead of imposing tariffs, we could try to become more competitive.
…We should encourage trade, rather than restrict it.

…In fact, cheaper imports might make us more competitive.
…Indeed, both protectionism and free trade have their problems.