| 连 considering; in view of; seeing that: |
| | 鉴于情况紧急，我们立即作出决定。 We made up our minds at once in view of the urgency of the case. |
| | 鉴于上述情况，我们提出以下建议。 In view of the above-mentioned facts, we wish to make the following proposals. |
| | 鉴于这些学生基础太差，所以进行了额外辅导。 Extra coaching had been given to these students because they had too poor a start. |
