1．All in all...

　　总的来说······

　　用法透视

　　在你说了很多观点之后，用这一短句，进行总结，表示你的讲话即将结束。

　　支持范例

　　1. All in all, things worked out for the better.

　　总的来说，情况好转了。

　　2. All in all, it was less than satisfactory1.

　　总之，那无法令人满意。

　　3. All in all, the weather this year has been quite mild2.

　　总之，今年的气候蛮温和的。

　　会话记忆

　　A: You know... I did very poorly on that test.

　　你知道的，那次测验我考砸了。

　　B: Cheer up! It's not the only chance in life to do well on a test. There'll be many more.

　　别泄气！又不是一辈子只有一次机会考试得好成绩。以后还有嘛。

　　A: Well, you know how I am about exams. I'm a perfectionist.

　　你了解我对考试的态度。我是个完美主义者。

　　B: Don't worry about it. All in all, you've done very well in school.

　　别担心了，总的来说，你在学校的表现很不错

　　2. Be a good sport.

　　做个有风度的人。

　　用法透视

　　这个句子引申自"有运动家风度"。用来劝人要有雅量。

　　支持范例

　　1. Be a good sport and help me with this problem.

　　做个有风度的人，来帮我解决这个问题。

　　2. Come on. Be a good sport. You just lost a race.

　　算了。做个有风度的人。你不过输了场比赛。

　　3. You've been a good sport to laugh at the trick we played on you.

　　你真是个有雅量的人，对我们的恶作剧一笑置之。

　　会话记忆

　　A: You are not being a good sport about this.

　　你在这件事上没有风度。

　　B: That's because you cheated.

　　那是因为你作弊。

　　A: I never cheat.

　　我从来不作弊。

　　B: Yes, you do.

　　有的，你有

 

　　3. Believe it or not...

　　信不信由你······

　　用法透视

　　该句用来引出让人惊讶的事情，其字面意义和用法都与中文"信不信由你"一致。

　　支持范例

　　1. Believe it or not, I didn't get into trouble for being late for class today.

　　信不信由你，我今天上课迟到了，但没受罚。

　　2. Believe it or not, I saw your house on fire on my way here.

　　信不信由你，我来这里的路上看到你家失火了。

　　3. Believe it or not, I'm going to America tomorrow!

　　信不信由你，我明天就要去美国了。

　　会话记忆

　　A: Believe it or not, one of the narrowest street in the world is only 49cm wide.

　　信不信由你，世界上窄的街道中有一条只有49厘米宽。

　　B: Unbelievable! How do people go through it?

　　难以置信！人怎么走啊？

　　A: That's what I'm wondering, too.

　　是啊，我也正为此纳闷呢。

　　B: I wish I had a chance to see it with my own eyes.

　　真希望我能去亲眼看看