介绍： 【句子】I should warn you, on the whole, our patients are generally unresponsive, so I hope you don't expect a lot of clapping.  【Desperate Housewives S2E10】
【发音】/aɪ/ /ʃʊd/ /wɔː(r)n/ /juː/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /ðə/ /həʊl/ /ˈaʊə(r)/ /ˈpeɪ.ʃənts/ /ɑː(r)/ /ˈdʒen.rə.li/ /ˌʌn.rɪˈspɒn.sɪv/ /ˌʌn.rɪˈspɑːn.sɪv/ /səʊ/ /aɪ/...

介绍： 【句子】I should warn you, on the whole, our patients are generally unresponsive, so I hope you don't expect a lot of clapping.  【Desperate Housewives S2E10】
【发音】/aɪ/ /ʃʊd/ /wɔː(r)n/ /juː/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /ðə/ /həʊl/ /ˈaʊə(r)/ /ˈpeɪ.ʃənts/ /ɑː(r)/ /ˈdʒen.rə.li/ /ˌʌn.rɪˈspɒn.sɪv/ /ˌʌn.rɪˈspɑːn.sɪv/ /səʊ/ /aɪ/ /həʊp/ /juː/ /dəʊnt/ /ɪkˈspekt/ /ə/ /lɒt/ /lɑːt/ /əv/ /ˈklæp.ɪŋ/
【发音技巧】should warn类似不完全爆破的处理；patients are连读；don't expect连读；lot of连读+闪音；
【翻译】我得给你打个预防针，基本上，我们的病人是完全没有反应的，所以我希望你不要期待会有很多掌声。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习这个表达，叫做on the whole；
可以理解成considering everything together; in general or for the most part;
“总体来说；大体上；基本上”；
 
eg: The conference was on the whole a success.
会议总体上很成功。（可能会有一些小的问题，但不影响总体评价。）
 
eg: On the whole, I think we made the right decision.
总的来说，我认为我们做了正确的决定。
 
eg: The weather was quite nice on the whole, except for one really rainy day in the middle of the trip.
除了旅行中间有一天下大雨，总的来说，天气相当不错。
 
eg: On the whole, the performance was bland.
总的来说，这场表演平淡无奇。
 
eg: On the whole, this was a very good day.
总的来说，这是非常美好的一天。
 
eg: On the whole we enjoyed our vacation, although the hotel was not perfect by any means.
总体来说，我们这次假期玩得很开心，尽管这家酒店一点儿也算不上完美。
 
eg: On the whole her school work is improving, though her spelling is still poor.
总体来看，她的学业在进步，不过拼写依然很薄弱。
 
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The weather here is on the whole mild, though it can get cold in winter.