这句话用英语怎么说？高手指教

The company has to be periodically provided a period of construction and conducted the index sign and the data of the period toward the local government and the department concerned

拇指原则（a rule of thumb）
拇指原则（a rule of thumb）： 单靠经验或实践的方法，粗略而简便的方法 。

该语的字面意思是“大拇指的规则”，实际意义为“（根据实际经验和实践的）对事物粗略但实用的估计方法”。

其出典有两种说法：

一说源自旧时用拇指大略计算长度的做法。

另一种说法源自昔日酿酒工人将拇指浸在所酿酒中估计温度的做法。

Companies must submit regular reports to the local government and departments concerned to provide during the construction and operation of the indicators and data for the period .