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 satisfactory.

总之，那无法令人满意。

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

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. All you have to do is...

你所要做的只是......

用法透视

这个句型用来说明某事很简单易行，"你所要做的一切只不过是······"。

支持范例

1. All you have to do is to push the button and wait.

你所要做的就是按下这个按钮然后等待。

2. All you have to do is to sign here.

你只要在这里签字就行了。

3. They promised that all I have to do is to tell the truth and leave.

他们答应我只要我说出真相就可以走了。

会话记忆

A: Do you know how to play go?

你知道围棋怎么下吗?

B: It’s easy. All you have to do is to use your pieces to surround the opponent’s pieces and then take over all of his territory.

很简单。你所要做的只是用自己的子去围对方的子，然后

占下他所有的地盘就行了。

A: But I heard it is very difficult to play.

可我听说围棋很难下。

B: It’s easier said than done. When you actually play, it can be very frustrating.

说当然比做容易。你真下起来的时候就很伤脑筋了

3. As a matter of fact...

不瞒你说......

用法透视

这个句型的含义接近"in fact"，意思是"不瞒你说;其实;实际上"。做插入语单独使用。

支持范例

1. As a matter of fact, we were just talking about you when you came in.

不瞒你说，你进来时我们正谈论你呢。

2. As a matter of fact, I was the one who did it.

其实，那件事是我做的。

3. I finished it yesterday, as a matter of fact.

实际上，我昨天就完成了。

会话记忆

A: I wish I could unsay the sharp words to him. He must hate me very much.

真希望我没说那些过分的话，他一定恨死我了。

B: He doesn’t mind. As a matter of fact, he’s very pleased.

他没介意。事实上，他还挺高兴的。

A: Really? Oh, thank Goddness!

真的吗?噢，谢天谢地.