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always 和often的区别

always 和often的区别

always的频率比often更高, 1. always是频度最高的词,表示动作的重复,状态的继续,中间没有间断。(红华趣解all+ways全部用相同方式)     意为“总是、一直”,其反义词是never。     当它与现在进行时连用时,常译作“老是”,“总是”,带有赞扬、厌烦、不满等感情色彩。     eg ▲ The sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.        太阳一直东升西落。      ▲ She is always coming late. (厌烦、不满)        她老是迟到。    2. usually意为“通常”,表示通常如此,很少例外,频度仅次于always,反义词为unusually。(红华妙解:use+u+al+ly,用,all总,通,合起来就是“通常在用”)   贺慧则  eg ▲ What do you usually do on Sundays?        你星期天通常干什么?      ▲ I usually got up at six in the morning last term.        上学期我通常在早上六点钟起床。    禅棚3. often意为“经常、常常”,不如usually那么频繁,表示动作重复,中间有间断, 反义词为seldom。(红华妙记:of + ten 十天一次)        eg ▲ They often go for a walk after supper.        晚饭后他们经常去散步。      ▲ My parents often take me to the zoo on weekends.        我父母常常在周末带我去动物园。    4. sometimes意为“有时、不时”,表示动作偶尔发生,中间常有间断,频率比often低。(红华巧记: some+time+s 有些时候,s复数,几次)     eg ▲ Sometimes they play football on Saturday afternoon.        =They sometimes play football on Saturday afternoon.        =They play football on Saturday afternoon sometimes.        他们有时在星期六下午踢足球。    5. seldom意为“很少;不常”,频度较低。(红华碧迟记忆: seld读“少的”,om后缀)     eg ▲ We seldom go to school bus. We usually go there by bike.        我们很少乘车去上学,我们通常是骑车去。      ▲ He seldom has lunch at home.        他很少在家吃午饭。    6. never意为“从来不、未曾”,频度为零。(华仔妙解:no+ever 从来没来)     eg ▲ We can say Mr. John Brown or Mr. Brown, but we can never say Mr. John.        我们可以说Mr. John Brown或Mr. Brown,但从来不能说Mr. John。      ▲ The twins have never been to the Great Wall.        这对双胞胎从没有去过长城。