英语常用短语的用法与练习(1)

英语常用短语的用法与练习（1）

1. above all首先；尤其；最重要的是；

例句：

①We have all but finished the work.

②The day turned out fine after all.

③Children need many things ，but above all they need love.

④He wasn't at all tired.

⑤Do you feel ill at all（真的，确实）？

⑥There were twenty in all at the party.

⑦Never waste anything, and above all, never waste time.不要浪费东西,尤其是不要浪费时间。

短语：

above all是从事物的重要性上说的“首先，最重要的是”。first of all 是从事物的排列顺序上说的“第一”。in all表示“总共；总而言之”。after all表示“毕竟”。all in all 从各方面考虑；总的来说；not at all 不用谢；all long 一直，始终；all but 几乎，差点没（=almost，nearly）配套练习：

单项填空

①—Would you like to see a film with me?

—I’d love to, but I cannot; ____ , I am busy. For another, I don’t want to go out today.

A. for one thing

B. for example

C. for another thing

D. above all

②I'd like to buy a house -- modern, comfortable, and ____ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. in all

B. above all

C. after all

D. at all

③In order to continue to learn by ourselves when we have left school, we must ____ learn how to study in the school now.

A. in all

B. after all

C. above all

D. at all

④I’d like buy a house --- modern, comfortable, and _____ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. in all

B. above all

C. after all

D. at all

2. by accident = by chance偶然；无意中;不小心；

用法：

by accident，其意为“偶然地”“无意地”，主要用作状语，有时也用作表语。

例句：

①Last time I ran across her in the street by accident.上次我偶然在街上碰见她了。

②I only found it by accident.我只是碰巧找到的。

③None of my inventions camebyaccident.我所有的发明都不是偶然的。by短语：

by contrast 对比之下；by mistake 错误地；by hand 用手;用体力；by machine 用机器；

配套练习：

(1).用“by+n.”构成的短语填空：

①I was in such a hurry that I took someone else’s umbrella ______ .

②These toys are made ______ instead of _______ , so they are very expensive.

③She had found the file ________ .

(2).单项填空

①Last Sunday I met my first teacher by _____ in a minibus, which is beyond my expectation.

A. chance

B. far

C. effect

D. way

②An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island

discovered ______ a long lost antique Greek vase.

A. at random

B. by chance

C. in turn

D. on occasion

③If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a _____ .

A. message

B. letter

C. sentence

D. notice

④Sorry, I took your pen _____.

A. by heart

B. by mistake

C. on purpose

D. by the way

3. accuse ...of...因……控告/指责……；