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I had not been waiting long before he came.(副词)(我没有等待好久,他就来了。)
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It will not be long before we know the truth.(形容词)(真相不久就会明白的。)
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I shall be seeing you before long.(不久我们再见。)这个 long 是名词,before 意为 before a long time has passed ,或 soon,是说“不久以后”,不是“不久以前”。
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英文疑难详解 52.everyday 和 every day
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“我每天工作八小时。”一句话,译成英文为 I work eight hours everyday.据说是错了,请改正并说明理由。
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【解答】句中的 everyday 是一个形容词(adjective),而这里应该用副词(adverb),所以是错了。如果我们把这字分开,写成 every day 二字,就变成副词了,说得更正确一点,就变成一个副词片语(adverbial phrase)了。
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This is an everyday occurrence.(这是一件平常的事。)
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I want to learn everyday English.(我要学日常说的英语。)
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He comes to see me in his everyday clothes.(他就是穿着普通衣服来看我的。)
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He comes to see me every day.(他每天来看我。)
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Such things do not happen every day.(这种事不是每天发生的。)
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I study everyday English every day.(我每天学习日用英语。)
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注意:分开写成两字的 every day 并不一定是副词片语,也可以把 every 看作修饰名词 day 的形容词,例如:
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Every day seemed a year.(度日如年。)
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Every day counts.(每天都不可错过;要爱惜光阴。)
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又 every day 当中还可加另外的字,如 other 等:
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He comes to see me every other day.(他每隔一天就要来看我的。)
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I go there every three days.(每隔三天我要到那里去一次。)
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此外 every 与 day 相关联的还有一个谚语: Every dog has his day,意为“谁都有其得意时代”,但好景不常,有如白驹过隙,正是莎翁说的:
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Let Hercules himself do what he may,
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The cat will mew,and dog will have his day.
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