| How often do you play tennis? 今天和大家讨论用" How often"作开端的提问句式。通常一般用"How often"来询问有关比例、频率的问题,例如:"How often do you wash your hair?"(你多久洗一次头?)或"How often do you play tennis?"(你多久打一次网球呢?)如果别人问你How often,你又应如何回答呢?你可以答:"I play tennis everyday."(我每天都打网球。)、"I play tennis every second day."、(我隔天打网球。)、"I play tennis twice a week."(我每星期打两次网球)"I play tennis once a week"(我每星期打一次网球)。另外,你也可以问"How often do you win?"(你多久赢一次?)如果是常胜将军,可以答:"I always win."(我总是赢的)。 对话 A: Tell me more about your school life. B: It's a lovely school. And it's a perfect place for sports. You know, I'm tennis fanatic. A: How often do you play tennis? B: For three hours everyday. 甲:告诉我多些关于你的校园生活吧。 乙:这是一间很美丽的学校,在这儿做运动是一流的。你知道吗?我是个网球迷。 甲:你多久打一次网球? 乙:每天三小时。 多学一点点 常常 Often是‘常常’,往往和how字连用,问‘有多经常?’例如How often do you go to church?(你多久上一次教堂?)Often有多个常见的词语,一是as often as not或more often than not,意思是‘经常’,和often差不多,只是语气较强,例如:As often as not, she gets up late and goes to work without eating any breakfast(她常常迟起床,不吃早餐就去上班)。 Every so often等于‘有时’,但不是‘经常’,例如:I go swimming every so often(我有时会去游泳)。Once too often则有‘做得太多,终于自吃苦果’含义,例如:He cheated in his examinations once too often, and was caught(他考试经常作弊,终于被发觉了)。 说事物有多经常的副词(adverb)颇多。Always可译做‘总是’,次数之多无以复加;usually、generally(一般)比often、frequently(经常)次数都多一点,而often、frequently又比sometimes(有时)多一点。Rarely、seldom都是很少,但当然多于never(永不)。 留意always是说‘永远都是如此’,不可当作‘常常’解。所以,He always goes to school一语是荒唐的:‘他总是去上学’是什么意思呢?改说He always goes to school at 7:30am则合理了:‘他总是早上七点半去上学’。 |
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