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。