重点讲解:
1. after all 毕竟;终究;
例句:There is no need to pick at him all day long. He's a child after all.
不要老是对他唠唠叨叨,他毕竟还是个孩子嘛!
2. even if 即使;尽管;纵然;
例句:Even if you are not good at it in the beginning, you can become good at it through hard work at improving your skills.
即使最开始你不擅长也没关系,你可以通过努力提高技能最终变得擅长 。
3. according to 据…所说;按…所载;
例句:The $60 billion a year wedding industry is hurting as much as the rest of the economy, according to a recent Bloomberg article.
据彭博社最近一篇文章报道,同其他行业一样,年营业额高达600亿美元的婚礼行业也受到经济危机的冲击 。
4. figure out 想出;理解;弄清;
例句:Companies everywhere are trying to figure out ways to help employees juggle their work and family life.
全世界各地的企业都在试图找出帮助员工平衡家庭和事业的方法 。
vt. 除,除外
prep. & conj.