【词组解析】

1. apt at 聪明,善于

（1）She is apt at languages. 她善于学习语言。

（2）My little sister is apt at languages. 我的小妹妹善于学习语言。

相关解析：apt

adj. 恰当的，适当的； 有……倾向的； 易于……的； 聪明的，灵巧的

2. apt to 易于

（1） We are apt to wish for what we can't have. 我们往往会祈求得不到的东西。

（2）China cups are apt to break. 瓷杯容易打碎。

3. around the clock 昼夜不停；连续一整天；毫不疲倦地；不松劲地

（1）People who do very important jobs sometimes have to work around the clock.有重要工作的人，有时必须夜以继日地工作。

（2）He studied around the clock for his history exam. 他日以继夜地准备历史考试。

4. as a matter of fact 实际上

（1）As a matter of fact, business has come to a stop. 事实上, 业务已停止了。

（2）I'm going there tomorrow, as a matter of fact. 其实，我明天是准备去那里。

5. as a result(of) 因此,由于

（1）Her heart was slightly damaged as a result of her long illness. 久病使她的心脏受到一些损伤。

（2）As a result, he had to leave. 结果他只得离开。

【练习】

英译中：

（1）He is apt at painting.

（2）People are apt to confuse the two issues.

（3）Our staff produces deletions around the clock at no additional cost.

（4）He appears to be strong and healthy , but , as a matter of fact, he suffers from a very weak heart.

（5）The factory was shut down for two months as a result of the strike.