I thought he was going to help us, but he didn’t after all. 我以为他会帮助我们的,但他终究没有帮我们。
After all your birthday is only two weeks away. 别忘了,再过两周就是你的生日了。
◇ at all用在否定句或本身带不肯定意义的肯定句中,以加强语气,意为“根本;竟然”。如:
I don’t agree with you at all.我根本不同意你的意见。
I was surprised at his coming at all. 我很奇怪,他竟然来了。(本来我以为他不会来的。)
◆ in the morning;on the morning of
按英语的习惯用法,in the morning(afternoon/evening)表示“在早上(下午)晚上”之意,而on the morning(afternoon/evening)of则表示“在某个具体的一天的早上(下午/晚上)”之意,试比较:
1)He often reads English and Chinese in the morning. 他常在早上朗读英语和语文。
2)At 5∶13 on the morning of April 18th,1906,the city of San Francisco was shaken by a terrible earthquake.
1906年4月18日早晨5点13分,旧金山市发生了一次可怕的地震。
◆ in the way; in a way; in no way; on the way ◇ in the way 意为“挡道;妨碍(某人)”。如:
Tell the boy not to stand in the way.叫那个男孩别挡道碍事。
◇ in a way 意为“用某种方法(做某事)”。名词way前面常有形容词或this/that修饰。如:
He worked out the problem in a simple way.他用简单的方法算出了这道题。
In this way over several days the artist and his mouse became good friends.
就这样一连过了好几天,艺术家和他的老鼠成了好朋友。
注意:如果in a way单独使用,way前不加任何修饰语,意为“在某种程度上;在某些方面(某一点上)”。如: The article is well written in a way.从某种程度上来说,这篇文章写得不错。 ◇ in no way 意为“决不;一点也不”,常用来加强语气。如:
They are in no way similar to each other.他们毫无相似之处。
◇ on the way 意为“在途中”,其后常接to,表示“在去某地或做某事的路上”。如:
He lost his ticket on the way to the cinema.他在去电影院的路上把票弄丢了。
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