小E還是小小E的時候,總傻傻分不清那些磨人的頻率副詞,比如always, usually, often中文解釋都是“常常,總是”,但它們的用法卻不一樣。還有rarely和seldom,也是很讓人苦惱的呢~
現在不用苦惱啦,小E用一張圖幫你一次理清這些惱人的詞!
從圖片可以很明顯地看到,這些頻度副詞所表示的動作頻率從高到低依次遞減,always頻次最高,而never就是“從不”咯~
舉個栗子
always
He always goes to school at 8 o\’clock everyday.
他每天總是8點鐘去上學。
usually
He usually goes to school by bus.
他通常乘公交車去上學。
frequently
This question is frequently asked.
這個問題屢次被提出。
often
My parents often take me to the zoo on weekends.
我父母常常在周末帶我去動物園。
sometimes
Sometimes they play football on Saturday afternoon.
他們有時在星期六下午踢足球。
occasionally
Occasionally I go to bed late.
有時候我睡覺比較晚。
rarely
I rarely go to the gym.
我很少去健身館。
seldom
We seldom go to school by bus. We usually go there by bike.
我們很少乘車去上學,我們通常是騎車去。
hardly ever
She hardly ever plays video games.
她幾乎沒玩過電子游戲。
never
Vegetarians never eat meat.
素食主義者從不吃肉。