有一读者问： 有这样一道选择题：
(1)I'm sure he'll become a singer _____.
A. in a future B. in the end
C. at last D. finally
答案为B，可我觉得C和D也可以。请问B，C，D之间有什么区别呢？
finally, at last和in the end虽然皆可译作“最终”或“终于”，但它们的用法和含义并不完全相同。
finally的用法有二：一是表一系列事件中的最后一件，如：
(2)Finally the Internationale was sung.
另一种用法是表久已期待之事，有“终于”的含义，如：
(3)We waited and waited, and the train finally arrived.
at last 多表久已期望之事，其语气较为强烈，如：
(4)At last he got away.
(5)James has passed his exams at last .
in the end意味着经过多少周折而终于发生之事，如：
(6)In the end the Chinese team beat the Hungarian team 5:1.
(7)He tried many times to pass the examination, and in the end he succeeded.
(8)We made eight different plans for our holiday but in the end we went to Brighton again.
在上述三例中亦可用finally，但一般应将其放在谓语动词之前。基于上述分析，问题中所提的选项应用B (in the end)。
