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1. We hope the new machine will work faster, (从而降低我们的成本)_thus cutting down on our costs.
2. Alex has the habit of reading a newspaper (在吃早饭的时候) while eating / having / taking breakfast.
3. Tom has stuck a vocabulary list on the kitchen wall (以便每天在烧饭时能记住两三个生词) so that he can memorize a couple of new words every day while cooking his meals.
4. He took a reading course and learned some speed-reading skills, (从而大大提高了阅读速度) thus greatly increasing his reading speed.
5. An exchange student from British University, Amanda learned to do taijiquan (在北京大学学习中国近代史期间) while studying Chinese modern history at Beijing University.
6. They know how to make the most of their abilities, (从而能在工作中表现得很出色) thus being able to do / perform very well in their work.
7. He likes to listen to light music (在做作业的时候) while doing his homework.
8. Learn and master the secrets of A students ( 以便你也能成为一名优等生) so that you can become one, too.