第一，迷你对话

A: The principal just announced that Dr. Smith is going to take over as dean of our department.

校长宣布了Smith先生将担任我们系的系主任。

B: Oh.

哦。

A: Why are you so calm? Are you not surprised to hear this?

你怎么这么冷静？听到这件事情，你不惊讶吗？

B: No. I know it all along. He was a obvious choice.

是的，这事情至始至终我都知道。他被选上是很显然的事情。

A: Do you think he can do well?

你觉得她能干好吗？

B: A new broom sweeps clean anyway.

新官上任三四把火嘛。

第二，地道表达

all along

1. 解词释义

All along的意思是“一直，至始至终”，表示伴随一件事情发生的始终。

2. 拓展范例

E.g Margaret's team had played cautious all along.

玛格丽特的班子一直很小心谨慎。

E.g. I thought you must be a humbug all along, from the conceited way you talked.

看你说话的那副神气，我就知道你一定是个一直吹牛的骗子。

E.g. I have known all along that they are going to win.

我始终认为他们会取胜的。

E.g. .She had known all along he was not insane.

她心里一直很清楚，他不是一个没头脑的人。

第三，好词妙语

take over：接管

E.g. Robert tried to take over the business for his wife's sake.

为了他妻子的缘故，罗伯特设法接管业务。

E.g. Knudsen would take over immediately as president at an annual salary of $600,000.

科努森将立即接任总裁之职，年薪六十万美元。

E.g. Lao Wang was sent to the hospital;had to take over his work.

老王住院了，我得接替他的工作。

E.g. Peter will take over as managing director when Bill retires.

比尔退休时将由彼得接任总经理一职。

第四，短句翻译

中文：新官上任三把火。

翻译：A new broom sweeps clean.