The story sounds true/ interesting. The story sounds (like) a true one.
有些词既是连系动词也是实义动词如 smell (闻起来，闻) taste(尝起来，品尝)
He looked(看起来) angry/ sad/ happy. He looked（看着）angrily/ sadly/ happily at me.
5 after all 1)毕竟,终究（用于句末,表后来情况有变化）2) 别忘了（用于句首或句末,解释或强调自己前面的观点）
She said she wasn’t going to come, but she turned up(露面，到来) after all.
Don’t be too hard on her. After all, she is only a child.
above all最重要的是 first of all首先（first的强调形式） in all总计，总共
at all ①.用于否定句 not…at all“根本不，一点儿也不 ”（注意有时not隐藏在no中。no= not a/ any）
If not, they would have no wood at all. = If not, they would not have any wood at all.
He has no friend at all. = He doesn’t have a friend at all.
There was nothing to worry about at all.= There was not anything to worry about at all.
We were not tired at all.= We were not a bit tired.
That’s OK=That’s all right=You’re welcome= It’s a/my pleasure= Don’t mention it= Not at all.不用谢
②用于肯定句译成“竟然，到底”。这类肯定句往往带有不肯定的意味, 表说话人的某种情绪，可起强调作用
I am surprised that you came at all.我很奇怪你竟然会来。 It took him quite some time to find the lost child at all.
③用于疑问句译成“究竟”。加强语气。 Did you speak at all ?
④用于条件句译成“既然，如果真的” Do it well if you do it at all. He’ll come before dinner if he comes at all.
6 tell 辨别；断定；清楚地知道,常与 can，be able to连用
I can\'t tell which is which.我分不清哪个是哪个。 Who can tell what will happen? 谁能预知会发生什么事情呢
tell A from B把A和B区分开来 Can you tell her from her twin sister?你能区分她和她的孪生姐姐吗？
tell red from green tell right from wrong
tell the difference in… between A and B说出/辨别 A和B在……方面的区别/差异
撒谎tell lies 讲真话tell the truth 讲/说笑话 tell jokes 讲故事tell stories
7 clean up打扫，清理 clear up整理，收拾；（情形）好转（如天气转晴，病情好转，关系好转或和解）
8 some day有一天（将来） one day有一天（过去或将来）