9、All things considered, I hold that it's high time for us to promote culture integration between nations.

【译文】考虑到一切因素，我认为国家之间迫切需要推行文化整合

【分析】该句常用于文章结尾段，通过前文分析提出对所论述问题的个人观点。句中hold可以用maintain, argue, contend, uphold等词代替。

10、As far as I am concerned, culture integration is an irreversible general trend of historical development, and we should embrace this trend with a willing and open heart.

【译文】就我而言，我觉得文化整合是历史发展的一个不可逆转的大趋势，我们应该以热情开放的心胸欣然接受。

【分析】As far as I am concerned为典型的引出作者观点的导入套语，具有衔接上下文的作用。前文通常提出某些普遍观点。类似的表达方式还有：for my part, as I see it, in my opinion等