6、ingtheconcertsoitmightstillbeinthesymphonyhall. during是介词,意为“在……期间”,其后跟时间段。在引导时间状语时注意区分和for的用法。 介词for引导时间状语时,很易和during混淆不清。它们的区别如下: (1)during用在已知的时期、节日或表示时间观念的名词之前。 其后通常接the、this、that、these、those、my、your、his……等词。 例如: during the last four days during
7、 the winter during that time during my holidays during our stay in Japan 而for则用以表示“有限的”或“无限的”时间概念,通常其后接冠词、数词,复数名词或副词ever。 例如: for the first time for two months for many years for years for ever (2)during的涵义是“当……之际”。 它既可指某个动作在某个时期里连续不断地进行,也
8、可以指某个动作在这段时期里的某个时间发生。 例如: It snowed all day but stopped snowing during that night. 下了一整天雪,到晚上才停了。 而for的涵义是指某个动作在某个时期里处于连续不断的状态。 例如: They worked for