□朱春華
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探秘“時間頻度副詞”
□朱春華
在初中英語中,常出現(xiàn)usually,sometimes,often,always等時間頻度副詞。它們在句中的位置靈活,意義有異?,F(xiàn)歸納如下:
如:
Usually I go to bed at ten in the evening.通常我在晚上十點(diǎn)睡覺。
Sometimes I go to school by bus.有時我乘公共汽車去上學(xué)。
注意:often,usually,sometimes等置于句首,起加強(qiáng)語氣的作用。但often置于句首時,主語和謂語一般要倒裝。如:Often have I been there.我經(jīng)常到那兒去。
有三種情況:
1.放在行為動詞前。如:
We sometimes go to see the film.我們有時候去看電影。
I usually have lunch at twelve.我通常在12點(diǎn)吃午飯。
2.放在be動詞后。如:
Tom is often late for school.湯姆上學(xué)經(jīng)常遲到。
He is always ready to help us.他隨時準(zhǔn)備幫助我們。
3.若行為動詞前有助動詞,則放在助動詞和行為動詞之間。如:
I have always known he would come.我早就知道他會來的。
She was often dressed in black in winter.她在冬天常穿黑色的衣服。
如:
Do you hear from Jim often?你經(jīng)常收到吉姆的來信嗎?
We played games sometimes.我們有時玩游戲。
I’ll love my work always.我將永遠(yuǎn)愛我的工作。
此外,還應(yīng)注意它們之間在意義上的區(qū)別:
1. usually意為“通?!保瑥?qiáng)調(diào)“習(xí)慣性;一貫如此”。如:
On Saturdays he usually goes to the cinema.星期六他通常去看電影。
2. sometimes意為“有時”,強(qiáng)調(diào)“非經(jīng)常性;偶爾;不?!薄H纾?/p>
I go to school on foot sometimes.有時候我步行去上學(xué)。
3. often意為“常?!?,強(qiáng)調(diào)“頻頻重復(fù);斷續(xù)重復(fù);非均勻重復(fù)”。如:
We often go to the park.我們常到公園去。
4. always意為“總是;一直”,強(qiáng)調(diào)“永遠(yuǎn);沒有例外”,表示連續(xù)的行為或狀態(tài)。如:
The sun always rises in the east.太陽總是從東方升起。