你知道 usually 和 often 有什麼差別嗎？
當你想用英文表達「偶爾」時，
你知道該用什麼詞彙最恰當嗎？
VT聽見了你的心聲，
今天就來教大家如何靈活且準確的描述頻率(frequency)，
下次別再搞不清楚了唷！
● 最常用來描述頻率的詞彙
100% always I always come to school on time.
0 我總是準時到校。
90% usually I usually eat salad for my breakfast.
0 我通常吃沙拉當作早餐。
80% normally I normally eat lunch at 12 o’clock.
0 我常在12點吃午餐。
0 generally Generally, I would say no, but because you asked I can do that.
0 大部份時候我會拒絕，但因為是你要求的，所以我可以達到。
70% often She often travels hundreds of miles to get here.
0 她常常趕數百里路來到這裡。
0 frequently He frequently travels alone.
他常常獨自旅行。
50% sometimes I sometimes stay very late in the library to prepare for the final.
o 我有時在圖書館留到很晚以準備期末考。
30% occasionally I know that I do put people down occasionally.
0 我知道我偶爾會奚落人。
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10% seldom She seldom eats outside.
0 她很少在外吃飯。
5% hardly ever I hardly ever smoke.
0 我極少抽菸。
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未來的孩子該如何學習？(The Future Starts Now)
rarely My boyfriend rarely comes to bed before midnight.
0 我男朋友極少在午夜前就去睡覺。
0% never The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job.
o 大眾從來不相信他有能力勝任這個職位。
* 比率取大略值。
● 當你想多加描述一件事的頻率時，可以在時間前‧‧‧‧‧‧
1. 加上「數字」
e.g. once/twice a month
2. 加上「several times」
e.g. several times a year
3. 加上「many times」
e.g. many times a day
4. 加上「every」
e.g. every Monday
5. 在星期幾的後面加上「s」
e.g. I relax on Saturdays.
學了那麼多，
你是否可以更懂得描述不同頻率了呢？
作者：Grace Wang
Source: Adverbs and Expressions of Frequency
Picture source: martinak15, CC Licensed.
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