中式英语之鉴:最后finally
我们开了一个快乐的晚会,又喝酒,又跳舞,一直玩到最后尽兴,我们才回家。
[误] We had a nice party with drinks and dancing, then, after all, we went home.
[正] We had a nice party with drinks and dancing, and finally, we went home.
注:after all 不是finally 的意思,它主要有两层词义:一、“毕竟,终究”。after all 这一用法,通常置于句末。

