1.took place 发生

例句:Another dust-up took place in the teahouse.

茶馆里又发生了一场打斗。

2.after all 毕竟

例句:After all he is still a schoolboy.

他终归是个小学生。

3.When it comes to 提到；谈及

例句:They are inexperienced when it comes to decorating.

说到装修，他们就没有什么经验了。

4.in order to 为了

例句:In order to transform their environment, he drew up the project with painstaking accuracy.

为了改造环境，他苦心孤诣地制订了这个计划。