中國人最易誤解的話第25期:越長才會越詳細

Gary spoke at length about the bridge.

（誤譯）加里講述了那座橋的長度。
（正譯）吉里詳細地講述了那座橋的事。

at length 詳細地

Her speech was reported at length in the newspapers.
她的演講詞在報紙上詳細地登載出來。

We have already discussed the matter at great length.
我們已經詳細地討論了這件事。

The teacher explained the text at length.
老師詳細地解釋了課文。

at length 最後

At length, our football team beat others.
最後，我們的足球隊戰勝了其他隊。

At length, a brand new world came into being.
最後，一個全新的世界誕生。

At length, weary with wandering, they fell asleep.
最後，因爲遊逛得很疲乏，他們都睡着了。

at length 終於

At length a trifle snapped our connection;
終於因爲一件小事，把我們的關係弄僵了。

The besieged city at length hung out the white flag.
被圍城市終於扯起了白旗乞降。

Time passed, and at length his wife bore him a child.
光陰荏苒，他妻子終於給他生了一個孩子。