The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education.
大学扩招了，这样就使更多人能有机会接受高等教育。
Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health.
老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气，结果损害了他们的健康。
Many scholars have argued thus.
许多学者都这样论证过。
Thus far, the two prime ministers have achieved no concrete results.
到目前为止，两位首相还没有取得实质性成果。
More people will be doing the work with proper supervision and thus, more safely.
更多人将在适当的监督下从事这项工作，因而会更安全。