I would say that's the general rule.

我认为这是总的原则。

As a general rule, keep your money to yourself.

通常来说，你自己的钱要留给你自己。

And a general rule of thumb is about ten minutes.

一般的经验法则是大约十分钟。

For both suffixes you should remember general spelling rules.

对于这两个后缀，你应该记住一般的拼写规则。

Terror birds do not follow the general rules of birds.

恐怖鸟并不遵循鸟类的一般规则。

But today, I will introduce to you certain general rules straight away.

但是今天，我将直接向你们介绍一些一般的规则。

As a general rule, check the source of the information you find.

一般的规则是，检查你找到的信息的来源。

For a general rule of thumb, keep your comments to two minutes or less.

一般来说，把你的评论控制在两分钟以内。

As a general rule, a good answer is about three to five sentences.

一般来说，一个很好的答案应该有三到五句话。

As a general rule, you should never try to pop your own pimples.

一般来说，我们不应该挤粉刺。

There's another general rule which works well if you don't know the correct word order.

如果你不知道正确的单词顺序的话，还有另一个效果很好的通用规则。

So here's the general rule: no caffeine within seven hours of your bedtime.

睡前七小时内不要摄入咖啡因。

Exactly. And lots of short words like summer, coffee, apple and will follow this general rule.

是的。还有很多像 summer，coffee，apple 这样的短词也遵循这个一般规则。

Now remember, that these three rules are great but they're general rules.

那么记住，虽然这三条规则很有用，但是它们是一般性规则。

As a general rule, plants need about 25.4 millimeters of water per week for healthy growth.

通常情况下，植物每周需要大约25。4毫米的水量才能健康生长。

In this week's program, we will learn some general rules for creating compound nouns with hyphens.

在本周的节目中，我们将学习用连字符构造复合名词的一些基本规则。

Dr. Laskowski and other experts have a general rule of thumb about exercising when you are sick.

针对生病时锻炼，拉斯沃斯基医生和其他专家有一套一般经验法则。

And we shared that general rule to give an idea of how they are used in English.

我们讲到了这条一般规则，方便大家了解这两个词在英语中的用法。

Now, sometimes in ordinary life we make exceptions for the general rule against lying with the white lie.

在日常生活中，我们有时候会违背法则说善意的谎言。

As a general rule Indian cultures across the modern United States had a particular reverence for the earth.

一般来说，印第安文化横跨现在的美国对大地有着特别的敬畏。