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1、英语中表示时间的短语(PhrasesexpressingtimeinEnglish)InEnglish,wordsthatexpresstimearedividedintothefollowingcategories:timepoints,timeperiods,frequencyofactions,actionsandevents.Generally,itcanberepresentedbyasingleadverb,orcanberepresentedbyphraseswithprepositionsin,at,onandfor.Inadditio
2、n,somephraseswithoutprepositionscanalsobeusedtoindicatethetimewhentheaction(event)occurs(thestatelasts).First,asingleadverbrepresentstime1.indicatesthetimewhenanaction(event)occursSuchadverbsarecommon:ago,before,lately,later(on),now,recently,then,today,tomorrow,tonight,yesterday
3、,etc..1)It'sbeginningtorainnow!(time)nowit'sbeginningtorain!2)Ihaven'tseenherrecently.(time),Ihaven'tseenherlately.3)Willyoubefreetonight?(time)areyoufreetonight?4)Seeyoulater.(time).2.meansfrequencyThiskindofadverbsincommonare:always,constantly,continuously,continually,ever,fre
4、quently,generally,hardly,ever,much,never,normally,occasionally,often,periodically(occasionally)(regularly,occasionally),rarely,regularly,repeatedly,seldom,sometimes,usually(rarely),nowand(thenoccasionally,sometimes).1)Tomisconstantlychanginghermind.(frequencyadverbconstantly)2)T
5、heydomeetnowandthen,butnotregularly.(frequencyadverbregularly)3)Maryrarelyleftherroom.(frequencyadverbrarely)3.otheradverbsoftimeThereare:already,early,finally,first,immediately,just,late,long,presently,shortly,since,soon,yetandsoon.1)I'llbebackpresently(shortly)2)Whatdecisiondi
6、dyoufinallyarriveat?3)Nancywasupearly.4)Hehasjusthadanoperation.Two,precededbyprepositionsin,at,onandforrepresentingthephraseoftime1.refersto"inthemorning(afternoon,evening)"inthemorning,intheafternoon,intheevening.Thestudentsoftenplayfootballintheafternoon.2.means"inaseason"".I
7、nspring,thetreesturngreenandflowerscomeout.3.meansayearoramonth.In2003;inFebruary4.means"fromnowon,afteraperiodoftime.""Shewillbebackinthreedays.Inaflash(instantaneous),inaluckyhour(atLuckymoment),Inanevilhour(atanunfortunatemoment),inaminute,Inasecond,inashorttime,Inawhile,inad
8、vance(pre),Inaninstant,inbroadday(inthedaytime)