【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

ペ二

2008/11/13
The police said that there were 4 students all told died in the fire.
We will never yield to the terrorists even they threaten to destory our lives all too often.

2008/11/14
It's all up with us if we have no water to drink in several days.
Taking a part time job is all very well, but you must not lose your study.

minori1979jp

●at all = in the smallest way（用于否定句）丝毫，一点
★I do not like it at all.
  我一点也不喜欢它。

●for all I care/know = as if I care(expressing indifference or ignorance)与我无关；谁知道，亦未可知（表示不关心或不知情）
★He can wait for ever, for all I care.
  他可以永远等下去，这与我无关。

★For all I know, she’s going out with somebody else by now.
说不定她现在正和其他的人出去了呢。

ペ二

She doesn't want to go with me at all.

For all I know, he is the one who stole your money.

minori1979jp

●for all that = nevertheless, despite the circumstances尽管如此，虽然
★She was unkind to him but he still loves her for all that.
  她对他很不体贴，但尽管如此，他还是爱她的。

●get away from it all = escape from everyday responsibilities（以度假等方式）逃避闹市生活[现代生活的种种烦恼等]
★What I’d like is a fortnight in Greece where I can get away from it all.
  我所希望的是在希腊待上2个星期，在那里我可以逃避现代生活的各种烦恼。

ペ二

I don't think it's worthy of attending this class but I had to go for all that.

Old people always like to live in the suburb in order to get away from it all.

minori1979jp

●not all that = not as believed/expected/suggested不那么•••（后接形容词或副词）
★The food was expensive and not all that good.
  这食物很贵而且不那么好。

●not at all = not (emphatically)一点也不（强调语气）
★I didn’t think he knew I was going to be there, but he was not at all surprised when I arrived.
  我原来以为他不知道我打算去那里，但是等我抵达那里时，他一点也不吃惊。

ペ二

The exprtiment is complicated but not all that difficult.

He is silly but not at all stupid.

helladise

原帖由 ペ二 于 2008-11-17 21:29 发表
He is silly but not at all stupid.

这句是不是有问题？

ペ二

是指意思还是语法？？

意思的话我觉的没哦~~~语法的话刚开始也觉得有问题，但越读越不觉得有问题。。。。

minori1979jp

●on all fours = on hands and knees匍匐
★He was so drunk he could only cross the room on all fours!
  他喝得大醉，只能爬着穿过房间。

●one and all = everyone 个个都
★Here’s good luck to you, one and all.
  祝大家顺利[一路平安]。

helladise

原帖由 ペ二 于 2008-11-18 21:15 发表
是指意思还是语法？？

意思的话我觉的没哦~~~语法的话刚开始也觉得有问题，但越读越不觉得有问题。。。。

被你这么一说，我也觉得“越读越不觉得有问题”了。
楼主来发表一下意见~

minori1979jp

silly和stupid的区别？

helladise

原帖由 minori1979jp 于 2008-11-18 21:57 发表
silly和stupid的区别？

啊？
OK，那没问题。我多虑了。

ペ二

My mom said when I was a baby I always crawled everywhere on all fours.

Best wishes to one and all.

minori1979jp

●when all’s said and done = when everything is taken into consideration 毕竟
★When all’s said and done, your injuries could have been worse.
  说到底，你的伤口可能已经恶化了。

◆alley
●blind alley = something with no prospects or likelihood of a result 死胡同
★We then tried tracing the fault in the machine’s wiring, but it turned out to be yet another blind alley.
  然后我们试图查找机器线路的毛病，结果又是一条死胡同。

[ 本帖最后由 minori1979jp 于 2008-11-20 10:58 编辑 ]