use this expression when you are speaking about two different facts or two opposite ways of thinking about a situation. 当你要谈论两种不同的事实或者对同一情况持有两种截然相反的观点时，就使用这个表达方式。 I. EXAMPLES: On one hand, it’s convenient, but on the other hand, it’s time - consuming. 一方面，它很方便，但另一方面，它很耗时。 On one hand, he is very obedient to his wife; on the other hand, he treats his parents badly. 一方面，他对妻子很顺从；另一方面，他对父母却很不好。 On one hand, Jason does everything in the office; on the other hand, he does nothing at home. 一方面，杰森在办公室什么都做；另一方面，他在家什么都不做。 As a teacher, he is very patient in class; but on the other hand, he is not so patient with his own child. 作为一名教师，他在课堂上很有耐心；但另一方面，他对自己的孩子却没那么有耐心。 II. DIALOGUES: A: What do you think of Shakespeare? A: 你觉得莎士比亚怎么样？ B: On one hand his plays are very interesting to watch but on the other hand they are hard to read. B: 一方面，他的戏剧看起来很有趣，但另一方面，读起来却很难。 A: I feel the same way sometimes. A: 有时候我也有同感。 B: So what do you do? B: 那你怎么办呢？ A: I just try to catch the general meaning of each sentence. A: 我就试着抓住每句话的大致意思。 B: That sounds like a good idea. B: 听起来是个好主意。