Brown said he was by no means annoyed; he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.
A. all in all
B. on the other hand
C. on the contrary
D. in many ways.
网友回答
A. all in all
B. on the other hand
(答案→)C. on the contrary
D. in many ways.
解析：本题考查介词短语辨析。根据句意：布朗说他一点儿都不恼火。相反（on the contrary）他很高兴能够被透彻理解。All in all总而言之；on the other hand另一方面；in many ways许多方面，均不符合语境，故排除。解题的关键是对词组by no means=never（决不）的理解。