「毕竟」

话到末尾，给个"理由"收口。

毕竟是孩子。         He's just a kid, after all.
毕竟努力过了。       At least I tried.
毕竟这么多年了。     It's been years, you know.

毕竟 = "想想看" + 拿出一个不能反驳的理由 → after all

位置很自由

After all, he's just a kid.
He's just a kid, after all.

句首、句末都行。句末更口语。

动手

他毕竟是你爸。

✅ He's your dad, after all.

毕竟大家都累了。

✅ Everyone's tired, after all.

毕竟我不懂。

✅ I don't really know, to be fair.

他毕竟还年轻。

✅ He's still young, after all.

to be fair —— 另一种味

To be fair, she did try.      毕竟她也努力了。

to be fair 偏"客观地说 / 公道讲"。也很地道。

小卡片

毕竟           →  after all
公道讲         →  to be fair
话说回来       →  then again

——下一课：「哪怕」。