5、”。例如: The sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.太阳总是东升西落。Customers are always right.顾客永远是对的。 ▲always与进行时态连用,并不强调动作正在进行,而是表示说话人的“赞扬”、“不满”、“厌烦”等情绪,有强烈的感情色彩。例如:She is always thinking of how she can do more for people. 她总是在考虑怎样为人们多做些事。(表示赞扬)He
6、was always asking for money.他总是要钱。(表示厌烦)She is always asking for leave. 她总是请假。(表示不满)▲always与not连用,表示部分否定,意思是“不总是”。例如:The rich are not always happy.有钱人未必总是幸福的。(2)usually的频度为70%左右,意为“通常”、“平常”,即很少有例外。例如: He usually goes to bed at ten o’clock.他通常10点钟睡觉。(3)
7、often的频度为50%左右,意为“常常”,但不如usually那么频繁,表示动作重复,中间有间断。例如:He is often late for school.他上学经常迟到。▲very often语气比often重,常位于句首或句末。例如:He doesn’t’t go to London very often.他不常去伦敦。(4)sometimes的频度为20%左右,意为“有时”,表示动作偶尔发生。可以位于句首,以示强调。例如:It is sometimes hot and sometimes
8、 cold.天气忽冷忽热。Sometimes he does it this way and sometimes he does it that way.他有时这样做,有时那样做。HesometimesgoestomoviesonFridayevening.他有时周五晚上去看电影。(5) hardly的频度为5%左右,意为“几乎不”、“简直不”,常和ever连用表示强调。例如:I hardly ever go out these days.这些天我几乎不出门。(6)n