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all in all
总的来说，总而言之
He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy.
他是有错误，然而总的来说，他是个好人。
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Ian meets Sarah for dinner Thursday night
Ian: You picked my favorite cuisine!
Sarah: I must be psychic. So you think Candy will get through grad school?
Ian: I think she 1 has what it takes to make it through.
Sarah: She has what? A fat wallet?
Ian: That fat wallet should buy her a lot of completed homework.
Sarah: And that fat wallet is helping pay for dinner tonight.
Ian: How nice. So Sarah, I'm tired of working. I want to try being a student again.
(续上期，下期续)
星期四晚上，伊恩和莎拉约好晚餐见面
伊恩：你选了我最喜欢的料理！
莎拉：我一定是会通灵。那么你觉得凯蒂会念完研究所吗？
伊恩：我觉得她有足够条件能办到。
莎拉：什么条件？大金库吗？
伊恩：那个金库应该买得起很多写好的作业。
莎拉：而且那个金库要帮忙付今天的晚餐。
伊恩：多好啊。莎拉，我厌烦了工作，我想试着再当一次学生。
重点解说：
★ cuisine (n.) 菜肴
★ psychic (n.,a.) 对超自然力敏感的，当做名词时指‘灵媒’
★ fat wallet (n.) 凯子
★ completed (a.) 完整的 | |
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While recent years have seen the All Blacks struggling to match their past successes, the emergence of skillful professionals such as Tongan-born winger Jonah Lomu ensures that the famous black jersey with the silver fern on the left breast is still able to instill awe in opponents and spectators alike.
近几年，“全黑队”努力想恢复旧日荣光，球技超群的职业球员如：汤加出生的侧翼大将乔纳·洛姆等一一出现， 则可以保证：这件著名的左胸前镶有银蕨（注：新西兰的国徽）的黑色球衣，还是能让敌手胆战心惊、让观众肃然起敬的。
(短文节选,本篇始于第1536期：敢冲敢抢橄榄球) | |
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I'm rather put out with Mary.
对话
Gwyneth: I'm rather put out with Mary.
Tina: Why's that?
Gwyneth: Well she promised to help me move into my new apartment on the weekend.
Tina: I didn't know you were moving.
Gwyneth: Yes, and I had quite a lot of stuff to move.
Tina: What happened?
Gwyneth: She let me down. She didn't turn up at all, so I had to shift everything myself.
Tina: I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps she wasn't feeling well…
格尼思：我真有点生玛丽的气。
蒂娜：为什么?
格尼思：她答应上周末帮我搬进新的寓所。
蒂娜：我不知道你搬家了。
格尼思：我搬啦，而且要搬的东西还不少。
蒂娜：那到底发生什么事 ?
格尼思：她没有守约，那天完全不见踪影，什么东西都得我自己搬。
蒂娜：那真难为你。也许她那天感到不舒服……
说不高兴，口头英语常用put out二字。 这动词词组一般见于被动语态(passive voice); 其后可用with带出你不高兴的人，或by带出令你不高兴的事，例如: (1) When I learned that he had been speaking ill of me all the time, I naturally felt very put out with him. (我发觉他一直在说我坏话之后，对他自然十分不满) 。 (2)Put out by his refusal to help, I did not speak to him. (我见他不肯帮忙，很不高兴，就不跟他说话)。
格尼思不满玛丽没有如约到来: She let me down. She didn't turn up at all。这两句也各用了一个动词词组:let down 和turn up。Let down从前说过，是‘失信’、‘使人失望’的意思，这里不妨再举一个例子:In failing to get into college, you have let me down. (你未能考上大学，真令我失望) 。 Turn up则是‘出现’，另一说法是show up， 例如: He turned up/showed up just when he was needed. (正需要他的时候，他就来了) 。
以上动词词组，都可以用其它字取代，例如:She broke her word to me、She did not appear at all。I'm rather put out with Mary 也可改为I am rather annoyed with Mary。 然则本课对话里的三句，为什么都用了动词词组?口语一般比较浅白，例如put out 就比annoy 简单，所以动词词组十分常用，不可不识。当然，写文章，动词词组有时略嫌随便，较为少用。
作者：古德明（香港）
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