1. add up to

合計(jì)達(dá)；總括起來意味著。此語本義指"合計(jì)為"，在日常生活中多用喻義，即"總括起來意味著".在使用中應(yīng)注意與"add up"一詞的區(qū)別。"add up"本指"把 … 加起來"，其喻義為"言之有理，說得通"，如：The facts just don't add up.（這些事情合計(jì)起來不對(duì)頭。）

A: The cashier said he had locked the safe before he left. 出納說他走時(shí)把保險(xiǎn)柜鎖上了。

B: But how did the money disappear from it if it was locked? 如果鎖上了那錢怎么沒的？

A: I just wonder …… 我只是奇怪……

B: What do you think it all adds up to? 你想這一切意味著什么？

A: It adds up to the fact that we have been cheated. 意味著我們被騙了。

2. agree to differ

求同存異。指的是"各自保留不同意見（不再說服對(duì)方）"，意即"求同存異".

A: What do you mean? 你是什么意思？

B: Considering the major contracts they might give us, I overlooked the small loss. 考慮到他們可能與我們簽訂大宗合同，小小的損失我就忽略不計(jì)了。

A: So you agreed to differ? 所以你就求同存異？

B: That's right. 沒錯(cuò)。

3. all told

合計(jì)；總之。此語原義為"總計(jì)，合計(jì)"，引申為"總之".如：All told，it was a great credit to them.（總之，這給他們大大增了光。）

A: How many people attended today's meeting? 有多少人參加了今天的會(huì)議？

B: There were seventeen of us at the meeting, all told. 一共有十七個(gè)人。

A: Issue an announcement that if somebody doesn't attend meeting next time, his or her bonus will be deducted. 發(fā)布一則通知，就說如果有人下一次不參加會(huì)議，他或她的獎(jiǎng)金全扣。

4. all wet

搞錯(cuò)了。wet原義為"濕的"，引申為某人"沒經(jīng)驗(yàn)".All wet多見于美國(guó)俚語，意為"大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)".

A: I made a reservation two days ago. My name is David Johnson. 我前天在這兒預(yù)訂了房間，我叫戴維-約翰遜。

B: Reservation? What do you mean? 預(yù)訂？什么意思？

A: I booked a single room here for tonight. 我訂了一間今晚的單人房。

B: Oh! You're all wet, actually. This is not a hotel. The hotel is the building across the road. 哦，你搞錯(cuò)了。這不是旅館，旅館是路對(duì)過的那座樓。