“达成共识”常见的英文表达有:reach a consensus 、come to a consensus 、achieve a consensus 。
reach a consensus:使用最为广泛,在正式和非正式场合都适用。例如:After hours of discussion, they finally reached a consensus on the project.(经过数小时的讨论,他们终于就该项目达成了共识。)
come to a consensus:同样常用,语气稍显正式,常用于描述经过讨论、协商后形成一致意见的过程。例如:The committee members came to a consensus after a series of meetings.(委员会成员经过一系列会议后达成了共识。 )
achieve a consensus:强调通过努力、付出一定代价后实现共识,在正式书面语中使用较多。例如:It took a lot of effort to achieve a consensus on this complex issue.(在这个复杂问题上达成共识花费了很多努力 。)