in the grand scheme of things

从全局来看

这个短语的意思是客观地看待事物，把一切都考虑进去，或者从一个大的角度来看待事物。

• Our world is home to so many species of life. In the grand scheme of things, human beings are just a tiny part of life on Earth.

我们的世界拥有超级多的物种。从宏观上看，人类只是地球生命的一小部分。

put something into perspective

客观地看待某个事物、换一个正确的角度来看

如果你  put something into perspective ，则表明你意识到或使别人认识到你所指的东西的重要性。或者说是把这个东西放在在合理的观点或评价范围内。

• If my kid asks me : Why are we not as rich as Bill Gates? I probably would answer: Well, we are not rich but at least you have warm food to eat every day and a bed to sleep in every night. To put it into perspective, you have it better than at least half the children in the world.

  如果我的孩子问我:为什么我们没有比尔盖茨富有?我可能会回答:嗯，我们并不富裕，但至少你每天都有温暖的食物吃，每晚都有床睡。客观地来看，你比世界上至少一半的孩子都要好。

put it this way  

这么说吧、你可以这么来理解

重新表达一下我们之前说过的那些不容易理解的东西。

A: I don't like your girlfriend.

  我不喜欢你的女朋友。

B: Why not? Because of her looks? Because of her personality?

    为什么呢？因为她的长相？因为她的性格？

A: Let me put it this way. She's actually my ex.

  这么说吧，其实她是我的前女友。