1. add up to
合計達;總括起來意味著。此語本義指“合計為”，在日常生活中多用喻義，即“總括起來意味著”。在使用中應注意與“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.(這些事情合計起來不對頭。)
A： The cashier said he had locked the safe before he left. 出納說他走時把保險柜鎖上了。
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了。
A： So you agreed to differ? 所以你就求同存異?
B： That's right. 沒錯。
3. all told
合計;總之。此語原義為“總計，合計”，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議?
B： There were seventeen of us at the meeting, all told. 一共有十七個人。
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議，他或她的獎金全扣。
4. all wet
搞錯了。wet原義為“濕的”，引申為某人“沒經(jīng)驗”。All wet多見于美國俚語，意為“大錯特錯”。
A： I made a reservation two days ago. My name is David Johnson. 我前天在這兒預訂了房間，我叫戴維-約翰遜。
B： Reservation? What do you mean? 預訂?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，你搞錯了。這不是旅館，旅館是路對過的那座樓。