1.took place 发生
例句:Another dust-up took place in the teahouse.
茶馆里又发生了一场打斗。
2.after all 毕竟
例句:After all he is still a schoolboy.
他终归是个小学生。
3.When it comes to 提到;谈及
例句:They are inexperienced when it comes to decorating.
说到装修,他们就没有什么经验了。
4.in order to 为了
例句:In order to transform their environment, he drew up the project with painstaking accuracy.
为了改造环境,他苦心孤诣地制订了这个计划。