on the whole
總的看來
A:Do naughty boys upset you?
A:你討厭調皮的孩子嗎?
B:Oh, no. On the whole, I would rather see children active.
B:不討厭,總的來說,我喜歡活潑一點的孩子。
A:What about the troubles they made?
A:如果他們闖了禍呢?
B:They are annoying sometimes.
B:那確實有點煩人。