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Typical mistake:
*We had a nice party with drinks and dancing;then, after all, we went home.
After all does not meanfinally.
after all不是finally的意思。
...then, finally, we went home. (Or:... when everything was over,we wenthome.)然后，最终我们就回家了。（或者：......大家都不在了，我们就回家了。）
After all has twomeanings:
after all有两个意思：
1 'In spiteof what was said before' or 'contrary to what was expected'.
‘不顾以前所说过的话’或‘与期待相反’
I'm sorry. I can't come after all.（对不起。我到头没能来得了。）
I thoug ht I was going to fail the exam, but I passed afterall.（我以为我通过不了考试，可是到头来我过了。）
With this meaning, after all usually comes at the end of aclause.
有这种意思，after all通常放在句尾。
2 'Wemustn't forget that...' This is used to introduce animportant argument, or agood reason, which the person who is listening seems to haveforgotten.
‘我们一定不能忘记......’这用来阐述重要的议论，或好的理由，这些似乎已经为听者所忘记。
I think we should let Sylvia go camping with herboy-friend.（我认为我们应该让Sylvia和她男友一起去宿营。）
After all, she's a big girl now. 毕竟，她现在是大姑娘了。
It's not surprising you're tired. After all, you were up untilthree lastnight!（你累了不稀奇。毕竟，你昨晚三点才睡觉。）
Used like this, afterall usually goes at the beginning of a clause.
这样使用，after all通常放在句首。
