■for all 可用作復合介詞，表示讓步，意為“盡管”“雖然”。如：　　

I love you, for all your shortcomings. 盡管你有很多缺點，我仍然愛你。　

For all his wealth and fame, he’s a very lonely man. 他雖然又有錢又有名，但很孤獨。　　

For all your explanation, I understand no better than before. 盡管你做了解釋，我還是不懂。　　

For all his knowledge and experience, he is not conceited. 盡管他有豐富的知識和經驗，可他并不自滿。　　

For all your persuasion, he will not change his mind. 不管你怎么勸說，他不會改變主意的。　　

■for all that 有兩個用法：　　

一是單獨使用，相當于in spite of this / that，意為“盡管如此”。如：　　

He says he is innocent, but I’m sure he’s guilty, for all that. 他自稱是無辜的，盡管他這么說，但我確信他有罪。　　

The soldiers were very tired but they continued their march for all that. 戰士們很累了，盡管如此，他們還是繼續行軍。　　

二是后接從句，意為“盡管”“雖然”。如：　　

For all (that) he had worked hard, he failed. 盡管他努力工作，但他還是失敗了。　　

For all he boasts so much. he does very little 他雖然吹得天花亂墜，但干得卻很少。　　

For all that she has a good sense of balance, she can’t dance well. 她雖然平衡感不錯，但舞卻跳得并不好。　　

For all that he can’t be admitted as a member of the club. 雖然如此，他不能被接收成為俱樂部的一員。　　

■For all its clarity of style, the book is not easy reading. 一句中的 reading 表語。此句的主語是the book，easy reading 為表語。注意句中的 reading 為名詞，而非動名詞。類似的如（均摘自《英語常用詞多用途詞典》）：　　

wide reading 廣泛的閱讀 　　

suitable reading for children 適合兒童的讀物　　

The large print makes for easy reading. 大號字體便于閱讀。　　

I enjoy a little light reading when I go away on holiday. 我去度假時喜歡看一點消遣讀物。　　

當然，若將For all its clarity of style, the book is not easy reading. 中的 reading 改為 to read 也不錯，并且意思也差不多，均表示：盡管這本書文體清晰，但并不容易讀（或讀起來并不容易）。