2. after all
after all 须知，毕竟
例1：I was right after all. He failed.
到底我还是对的，他还是失败了。
例2：I know he hasn’t finished his work, but, after all, he is a very busy man.
我知道他尚未完成工作，不过，别忘了，他是个大忙人。
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1) at all 居然，究竟，到底；（在否定句中）一点也不
例1：I was surprised at his coming at all.
他居然来了，我很奇怪。
例2：Do you know him at all?
你究竟知道不知道他？
例3：I don’t like watching TV at all.
我一点也不喜欢看电视。
例4：If you know at all, you will not do so.
要是你知道一些的话，你不会那样做的。
2) all in all 一般而言，整体而言
例1：All in all we had a good time.
总起来说，我们玩得很愉快。
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1) all along 自始至终
例如：I knew that all along.
我自始至终都知道那件事。
2) all but 几乎
例如：I am all but ready.
我几乎准备好了。
3) all over 全部；到处；遍及每个角落
例1：They painted the door green all over.
他们把门全部漆成了绿色。
例2：We’ve been hunting for him all over.
我们一直到处找他。
例3：They are traveling all over India.
他们在印度各地旅游。
例如：They fell in love with each other when they were a-broad in 2001.
他们于2001年在国外时恋爱了。
6) fall (get) into trouble (difficulty) 陷入困境
例如：In those years, they often fell into trouble.
那互日子里，他们经常陷入困境。
7) fall (come) to pieces 跌碎，摔碎
例如：The old temple fell into pieces last night.
那座古庙昨晚坍塌了。
8) fall into a dream 进入梦乡
例如：He went bed early and fell into a dream soon.
他早就睡了，并且很快就进入了梦乡。
9) fall into a habit 染上一种习惯
例如：When he was in the country, he fell into a habit of smoking.
他在农村养成了抽烟的习惯。
10) fall dead 倒下死去
例如：The man fell on his knees before a rich man and asked for some money.
那个人在一个有钱人的面前跪下乞求些钱。
11) fall dead 倒下死去
例如：In the battle, the young soldier was shot and fell dead.
在战斗中，那个年轻的士兵被击中，倒下死了。
12) fall short to 达不到，不符合
例如：These goods fall short of quality.
这批货物不符合质量。
13) fall on落在，落到，袭击，进攻
例如：Christmas Day fell on a Monday that year.
那年的圣诞节恰好是在星期一。
1. fall asleep fall asleep 入睡 例1：Last night I was trying to fall asleep when sudden-ly the telephone rang.
昨天晚上我正要试图入睡，这时突然电话铃响了。
例2：He went to bed early but he couldn’t fall asleep.
他很早就上床了，但无法入睡。
例3：He fell asleep while listening to the light music.
他在听那首轻音乐时睡着了。
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1) fall back退却；后退
例如：We must not fall back before the enemy.
在敌人面前我们不能退却。
2) fall behind 落在……的后面，跟不上
例如：I must work hard in order not to fall behind.
为了不落后，我必须努力学习。
3) fall in with sb. 偶尔遇到某人
例如：On my way to school yesterday morning, I fell in with Xiao Hui.
昨天早上在上学的路上，我遇上了小惠。
4) fall out with sb. 与某人争吵
例如：I feel very bad because I have just felt out with one of my frieds.
我感觉心情很糟，因为刚同我的一位朋友争吵过。
5) fall in love (with sb.) 爱上（某人）
8. worthy
【用法一】adj. 有价值的，可尊敬的
例1：He is a worthy man.
他是个高尚的人。
例2：Lei Feng was a worthy son of the people.
雷峰是人民的好儿子。
例3：Our cause is a worthy one.
我们的事业是正义的事业。
【用法二】adj. （作表语）值得的，配得上的
例1：Your achievements are worthy of admiration.
你的成就值得钦佩。
例2：Another document worthy to be mentioned is the resolution passed at the summit conference.
值得一提的另一个文件就是高级会议上通过的那个决议。
（二）重要词组
7. worth
【用法一】adj. （仅做表语，后接控语）值……的，相当于……的价值的
例1：These pieces of furniture are worth a total of one thousand dollars.
这几件家具共值一千元。
例2：How much is a diamond necklace worth?
一条钻石项链值多少钱？
例3：None really knows what time is worth.
时间的价值有多大，没有人直正知道。
【用法二】adj. 值得……的；有……的价值的
例1：Only the first few pages are worth reading.
只有头几页值得一读。
例2：Is the play worth seeing?
这出戏值得一看吗？
例3：Is it worth all the trouble?
费那么多事值得吗？
【用法三】n. [U] 价值，精神价值
例1：The professor’s discovery was of great worth.
这位教授的发现很有价值。
例2：Worth makes the man, and want of it, the villain.
有德为君子，无德为小人。
例3：The worth of this discovery was not realized until
a hundred years after his death.
直到他死后一百年，人们才认识到这项发现的价值。
1) not worth one’s while 不值一干
例如：It’s not worth your while visiting that temple of lit-tle historical value.
那个寺庙不值得你去参观，因为它在历史上没有多大价值。
2) worthwhile adj. 无价的，无用的
例1： Throw it away. It’s quite worthless.
把它扔掉，这东西毫无用处。
例2： It’s worthless to anybody.
这对任何人都毫无价值。
3) worthwhile adj. 值得花时间的，值得做的
例1：Some worthwhile researches have been made.
做了一些值得进行的研究。
例2：Such a result is not quite worthwhile.
这样的成果不太合算。
6. continue
【用法一】vi.继续，连续
例1：They continued on for another mile.
他们又继续向前行进了一英里。
例2：The rain continued for two days.
雨连续下了两天。
【用法二】vi. 留，依旧
例1：The minister continued at his post.
那位部长留住任了。
例2：The sea had continued calm until a hurricane rose.
飓风来临之前，海面一直平静。
例3：The weather continued fine.
天气仍然很好。
【用法三】vt. 使继续，使连续
例1：He continued his interrupted higher education af-ter the war.
战争以后他继续接受中断的高等教育。
例2：The meeting will be continued after a recess.
休息后继续开会。
例3：He continued the study of Chinese poetry for sve-eral years.
他继续研究中国诗词达数年之久。
1）continue to do sth. = continue doing sth. 继续做某事
例如：The researchers continued testing/to test this hy-pothesis.
研究人员继续验证这一假说。
2) continue a story 继续讲故事
例如：Uncle Wang continued the story until bed time.
王叔叔继续讲故事一直到睡觉前。
3) To be continued待续
5. accept
【用法一】vt. 接受，领受
例1：She accepted our invitation to dinner.
她接受我们邀请来吃晚饭。
例2：He gladly accepted the offer to teach at the school.
他高兴地接受了那所学校任教的请求。
例3：I always accept criticism with an open mind.
我总是虚心接受批评。
【用法二】vt.承认，认可
例1：We accepted his report as true.
我们认为他的报告符合事实。
例2：Did she accept your reason for being late?
她是否相信你迟到的理由？
例3：For a long time she could not accept that her hus-band was really dead.
有很长一段时间她不相信她丈夫真的死了。
【用法三】vi.同意，承认
例如：He asked her to marry him and she accepted.
他向她求婚，她答应了。
4. recognize
【用法一】vt. 认出，辨认
例1：Yesterday he recognized his long lost brother.
他昨天认出了失散已久的兄弟。
例2：I could hardly recognize him I met him at the airport.
在机场接他时，我几乎认不出他来了。
例3：No one can recognize you in that disguise.
你那么一化装，谁也不认不出你来了。
【用法二】vt.承认
例1：We recognize your government as the sole legal government of your country.
我们承认你们的政府是你们国家唯一的合法政府。
例2：Our claim was recognized by the leadership as jus-tified.
我们的要求已被领导承认是正确的。
例3：They refused to recognize our new government.
他们拒绝承认我们的新政府。
【用法三】vt. 清楚地认识到；自认
例1：He recognized that the was not qualified
他认识到他不能胜任这项工作。
例2：I recognize that he is the best worker we have.
我认识到他是我们最好的工人。
例3：I hope that you can recognize your duty to your country.
我希望你能够认识到自己对祖国的责任。
【用法四】vt.公认，欣赏
例1：He was recognized as an authority in international law.
他被公认为国际法权威。
例2：The school recognized his studies by making him a best student in the school.
学校为表彰他的学习而封他为学校的最佳学生。
例3：His merits have been recognized.
他的功绩已被公认了。
be recognized as 被承认是，被认出是
例1：Tom is recognized as the best football player in the school.
汤姆被公认为学校最佳足球选手。
例2：The man was recognized as the one who stole the money from the store yesterday.
那个人被认出是昨天在商店里偷钱的人。
recognition n. 认识；认出；承认；认中
1) in recognition of作为对……的报酬
例如：Please accept this cheque in recognition of all your help.
请接受这张支票作为你全部帮助的报酬。
2) change beyond/out of all recognition 变得无法认出
例如：Illness and age changed her out of all recognition.
疾病和衰老使她的模样变得认不出来了。
3. mysterious
【用法一】adj.神秘的，不可思议的
例1：Scientists are working hard to probe into the mys-terious universe.
科学家们正努力地探索着神秘的宇宙。
例2：They are being very mysterious about their holiday plan.
关于他们的度假计划，他们故作神秘。
【用法二】adj. 故弄玄虚的
例1：Don’t be mysterious！
不要故弄玄虚。
例2：I think he is mysterious.
我认为他是在故弄玄虚的。
2. scary
【用法】adj.可怕的，吓人的
例1：I was frightened when I was walking in a scary dark street.
当我走在一条可怕的黑暗街道上时，我胆战心惊。
例2：The old man told us a scary story yesterday eve-ning.
那位老人昨晚给我们讲了一个吓人的故事。