after all at all in all first of all above all

after all

1.放句首，说明或提醒对方，引出对方似乎忘记的某个重要论点或理由，常翻译为“别忘了”、“毕竟”、“终究”、“要知道”。

Don’t scold him again . After all he is a child.

不要再责备他了。毕竟他是个孩子。

People many have different opinions about Karen , but I admire her. After all , she is a great musician.

It turned out that he went by train after all.结果他还是乘火车去的。

The rain has stopped, so the game will go ahead after all.

雨已经停了，所以比赛还会继续下去。

The play came to an end after all.这场戏总算结束了。

2.放句末，含有“虽然……但毕竟……”的意思，表示和预期的情况相反，表达转折之意。

Though it was raining heavily , they went to to seaside after all.

虽然下着大雨，但他们还是去海滨了。

above all “首先”、“首要”、“最重要的是”，“更重要的是”常位于句首或句中，起强调作用。

first of all “首先”、“第一”，强调时间顺序，常位于句首。

at all “根本”，用于加强语气，用于否定句构成not…at all , 意为“丝毫不，一点也不”；疑问句中表示“究竟”、“到底”；条件句中表示“当真”、“实在”；用于肯定句中，表示说话人的某种情绪或感情(如怀疑或惊奇)，意为“竟然”。

in all =altogether“总共”、“总计”

all in精疲力竭

She felt all in after shopping.上街采购后她感到累坏了。

1.He doesn’t like match at all .

2.If you don’t do it at all , do it well .

3.There are 2000 students in our school in all .

4.First of all , we should finish our homework ,and thenwe can do other things.

5.A clock must above all correct.

练习：

1.I hope my boyfriend will be handsome, strong and _____ kind.

A. above all B. in all C. at all D. after all

2.Children need many things, but _____ they need love.

A. above all B. in all C. after all D. at all

3.Why are you so anxious? It isn’t your problem _____.

A. on purpose B. in all C. on time D. after all

为什么如此紧张？那毕竟不是你的问题。