英語(yǔ)中的程度副詞與頻度副詞
1. 程度副詞的用法特點(diǎn)
程度副詞用于表示程度,常見(jiàn)的程度副詞有 fairly, pretty, rather, quite, very, much, too, greatly, highly, awfully, deeply, partly, perfectly, really 等;程度副詞主要用于修飾形容詞和副詞,有的還可修飾比較級(jí)(如much, rather 等)和最高級(jí)(如quite, much, almost 等)。如:
I'm quite certain of that. 對(duì)那事我完全可以肯定。
He speaks very highly of you. 他對(duì)你評(píng)價(jià)很高。
His illness is far more serious than we thought. 他的病比我們想像的要嚴(yán)重得多。
注:quite 有時(shí)也修飾比較級(jí),但只用于quite better(身體康復(fù))這一表達(dá)。有的程度副詞(如quite, rather, almost等)可修飾動(dòng)詞,但有的(如fairly, pretty, very等)則不能修飾動(dòng)詞。
2. 頻度副詞的用法特點(diǎn)
頻度副詞表示動(dòng)作發(fā)生的次數(shù),常見(jiàn)的頻度副詞有ever, never, rarely, seldom, once, often, occasionally, constantly, frequently, usually, continually, always 等。頻度副詞通常位于實(shí)意動(dòng)詞之前,動(dòng)詞be、助動(dòng)詞、情態(tài)動(dòng)詞之后(有時(shí)為了強(qiáng)調(diào),頻度副詞也可位它們之前)。如:
The children are seldom ill. 這些孩子很少生病。
Do you often watch television? 你??措娨晢幔?/p>
I've never been out this late before. 我從來(lái)沒(méi)在外面待到這么晚。
注:有的頻度副詞可位于句末(尤其受very, only修飾時(shí))。如:
I go there alone very seldom. 我很少一個(gè)人去那兒。
You should oil that machine often. 你應(yīng)當(dāng)經(jīng)常給那臺(tái)機(jī)器上油。
注:含有否定意義的頻度副詞置于句首時(shí),其后要用倒裝語(yǔ)序:
Never have I read such books. 我從未讀過(guò)那樣的書(shū)。