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Aikido is Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Useshiba, often called "O Sensei" or "Great Teacher" out of respect. Aikido does not focus on punching or kicking. Rather, the beauty of the art is that it uses an attacker's energy against him. It involves throws and handgrips that can take down an enemy. O Sensei stressed harmony above all. What he meant is that a true martial artist can avoid almost all fights.

In recent years, Aikido has become the primary martial art taught to police. This is an old tradition in Japan that has recently caught on in the United States. Why Aikido? Unlike sport martial arts that stress safety, Aikido still teaches fighting techniques that can kill. Police use Aikido to gain control of criminals quickly. If the criminal resists, Aikido can be used to employ any range of force. It can be used to control a person without hurting him, or it can be used to kill. This martial art is especially suited to police in that it can be soft or hard. It can be adapted to fit just about any situation. But what it stresses above all is a quick and hopefully painless end to any violent confrontation.

合气道是由日本武术家植芝盛平所创立，常被尊称为 "O Sensei"（编者按：先生王；日文的“先生” 即“老师”），即“伟大的老师” 之意。合气道并非着重在拳脚功夫上。反之，这项武术之美在于利用攻击者的力量来反制他。合气道使用摔跌和擒拿术来制伏敌人。植芝盛平强调和谐胜过一切。他的意思就是，一位真正的武术家几乎能避免任何打斗的发生。

近年来，合气道成为警察要学习的一门主要武功。这是古老的日本传统武艺，最近在美国流行起来。为什么选择合气道呢？合气道与有运动功能的武术不同，这些有运动功能的武术强调安全，而合气道却仍教授足以夺命的格斗技巧。警察能利用合气道迅速制伏歹徒。假使歹徒反抗，可用合气道使出各种程度的力量来反制。它能在不伤害对方的情况下将其制伏，也能用来致人于死地。这样的武术特别适合警察们使用，因其刚柔并济。它几乎适用于各种情况。而合气道最强调的一部分则是要以一种迅速又不造成伤害的方式来终结暴力。

语法重点

1. 介绍下列使用到 all 的介词短语及其用法：

a. above all 尤其是，最重要的是（置句首，之后置逗号）

= most important of all

To learn English well, you should read and write a lot every day. Above all, you should have a good dictionary that contains clear definitions and example sentences.

要把英文学好，你就应大量阅读与写作。尤其是，你应有本好字典，里 面有清晰的定义及例句。

b. of all 在所有……之中（与最高级的形容词或副词并用）

Of all the students I'm teaching now, Paul is the most outstanding.

= Among all the students I'm teaching now, Paul is the most outstanding.

在我正在教的所有学生中，保罗是最杰出的一位。

c. at all 本短语必须与否定词 no 或 not 并用，即：

Money isn't everything, but if you have no money at all, you can't do anything.

金钱非万能，不过你若一点钱都没有，啥事都不能做。

Peter tends to lie, so I don't (= do not) trust him at all.

彼得容易说谎，因此我根本不∕一点也不相信他。

d. in all　　总共+数字

= in total

= all told

Let me remind you that you still owe me $3,000 in all / in total / all told   .

且让我提醒你一下，你仍欠我三千美元。

e. all in all 总之（多置句首，之后置句点）

All in all, we had a fantastic time at the party last night.

总之，我们昨晚在派对上玩得很开心。

2. 本课第一段倒数第二句虽有短语 above all，却置句尾，形成另一种意思， 即：

O Sensei stressed harmony above all.

= O Sensei stressed harmony more than anything else.

先生王（指植芝盛平）强调和谐胜过一切∕比什么都重要。

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我们也可模仿上句 above all 的定义造出下列的句子：

You are nice and willing to team up with others, but I like your

honesty  above all  /  more than anything else .

你为人很好也愿意与他人团结合作，不过我喜欢你的诚实胜过一切。

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