2 FROM: 自，从；出自，发自，始于
词组讲解
1. from day to day ** 天天，一天又一天
解 习语；词义溯源：从［一天（day）］到另［一天（day）］
例 The victim's mother, Mrs. Alice Trudeau, says she is living from day to day waiting for the trial to begin and justice being done.
2. from hand to hand ** 转手；传递
解 习语；词义溯源：从这只［手（hand）］到那只［手（hand）］
例 When a house caught on fire, the entire town would form a line and pass buckets of water from hand to hand to the firefighters.
3. from pillar to post ** 东奔西跑；走投无路，到处碰壁
解 习语；词义溯源：从一根［柱子（pillar）］到另一根［柱子（post）］
例 The UFO skipped across the sky, stopping briefly from pillar to post then shooting off at ultrasonic speeds.
4. from rags to riches ** 从穷到富
解 习语；词义溯源：从［破衣烂衫（rags）］到［富有（riches）］
例 Going from rags to riches in such a short time surprised even me.
5. from start to finish ** 从头到尾；自始至终
解 习语；词义溯源：从［开始（start）］到［结束（finish）］
例 Their relationship was a fiery one, from start to finish.
6. from stem to stern ** 完全，从头到尾
解 习语；词义溯源：从［船头（stem）］到［船尾（stern）］
例 The hotel's management structure will undergo reorganization from stem to stern under the new owners.
7. from the bottom of one's heart ** 真心地，真诚地
解 习语；词义溯源：从［某人的心底（bottom of one's heart）］
例 I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking such good care of my son, Doctor Wallace. I really appreciate it.
8. from the ground up ** 从头开始；完全地，彻底地
解 习语；词义溯源：从［地面（ground）］向［上（up）］
例 As sales of the car began to slide, Ford decided to invest $4 billion to redesign it from the ground up.
9. from the heart ** 真心地，真诚地
解 习语；词义溯源：发自［内心（heart）］
例 The size or value of a gift means nothing if it doesn't come from the heart.
10. from the outset ** 从一开始
解 习语；词义溯源：从［开始（outset）］
例 Rules for fishing in the pond were strictly enforced from the outset.
11. from the word go 〔“go”〕 ** 从一开始，从一开头
解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：从［说go这个词（the word go）］开始；在这里go是表示“开始”的名词
例 There were serious flaws in the system from the word go.
12. from this day on 〔forward〕 ** 从今以后
解 习语；词义溯源：从［今天（this day）］开始［往后（on, forward）］
例 From this day on, our citizens will live peacefully without the fear of being shot or bombed and with all the conveniences of a modern city.
13. from time to time ** 偶尔，有时
解 习语；词义溯源：从这一［时间（time）］到另一［时间（time）］
例 I like to take my desk outside and do my work under the great oak tree from time to time.
14. from top to bottom ** 从头到脚，从上到下；完全，彻底
解 习语；词义溯源：从［山顶（top）］到［地面（bottom）］；参照from stem to stern
例 Each department store building will be inspected from top to bottom to determine their safety.
15. from way back ** 从很久以前；很长一段时间以来
解 习语；词义溯源：从［返回的路（way back）］
例 It's a tradition at his school from way back for freshmen to carry seniors' books during the first week of the school year.
参考译文
1. 被害人的母亲艾丽斯·特鲁多夫人说，她每天等着审讯开始，伸张正义。
2. 当有房子着火时，整个小镇的人会排成一队，将一桶桶水传递到消防员手中。
3. 不明飞行物在天空中掠过，四处乱飞，短暂停留，最后以超音速飞走了。
4. 在这么短时间内一跃由贫转富，我都感到吃惊。
5. 他们之间的关系一直充满激情。
6. 在新老板的领导下，酒店的管理结构将完全进行重组。
7. 华莱士医生，我要真心感谢您那么用心照顾我的儿子。我感激不尽。
8. 由于汽车销量开始下滑，福特汽车公司决定投资40亿美元，彻底进行重新设计。
9. 如果礼物不是真心送的，那么它的大小和价值都没有任何意义。
10. 池塘的钓鱼规定从一开始就严格执行。
11. 这个系统从一开始就存在严重缺陷。
12. 从今天开始，我们的市民可以平静地生活，再也不用害怕被枪击或轰炸，可以充分享受现代化都市的便利。
13. 有时候，我喜欢把桌子搬到外面，在大橡树下面工作。
14. 每一座百货大楼都要接受从头到尾的彻底检查，以确定其安全性。
15. 新生在学年第一周要为高年级学生搬书，这是他的学校长久以来的传统。
