AsfarasIknow…据我所知……asfarasI’mconcerned(=inmyopinion)就我而言;依我之见asfarastheyareconcerned就他们而言asfarastheeyecanreach就视力所及asfarasprep
例如:Theywalkedasfarasthefootofamountain
他们走到山脚那么远
afterall表结果与预想不同,“结果,终究”;置于句尾
表原因时,“毕竟,究竟”,通常置于句首(1)Iexpectedtofailtheexam,butIpassedafterall
(2)IthoughtIcouldcometoseeyouthisafternoon
butI’mnotfreenowafterall
(3)Iknowyou’retired
Afterall,youhavebeenworkingallday
goabout+n/ving着手做;从事ItwasatypicalMondaymorningandpeopleweregoingabouttheirworkasusual
That’snotthebestwaytogoaboutit
Ihavenoideahowtogoaboutmendingaclock
havemercyon/uponsb
/showmercytosb
宽恕、怜悯某人(1)Theyhavenomercyonthepoorfatheranddaughter
(2)Havemercyonme,please
begformercy乞求/请求宽恕atthemercyof“任由…摆布,在…掌握中”(3)Ishouldn’tliketobeatthemercyofsuchacruelman
(4)Theywerelostatsea,atthemer