already是什么意思(为什么already是频度副词)

在英语中使用Still、Already和Yet

英语中经常引起混淆的三个时间副词是still、yet和already 2。

所有这些词都是用来描述即将发生的动作，或者是预期的动作，或者是目前已经意外发生的动作。

在本文中，我们将更详细地学习still、ready和yet的用法。

副词Still

用来形容延续至今的未完成的动作或情况。

它经常被用来描述比预期时间更长的情况。

注意静止的位置；它出现在动词或形容词之前，而不是之后。

My grandfather is sixty-nine and he still works every day at the shop he owns. Do you still live with your parents? It’s 6pm, and I can’t leave the office because I still have work to do. Are you still angry with your mum? He is still asleep, so don’t wake him up.

如果用两个动词(be动词和real动词)来描述动作，单词still就放在它们之间。

He started his exam an hour ago, and he is still answering the questions. Is it still snowing? (= it continues to snow, it hasn’t stopped) When I went to bed, John was still working.

但是，如果动词动作的一部分是否定的，或者单词not，仍然出现在否定助动词前面:

Adam has stopped smoking but his brother still hasn’t quit. I took the clock to the repair shop, but it still isn’t working.

使用了吗

副词yet在疑问句中用来阐明预期的动作。可用于过去动作，但必须与过去时态动词连用。

重要的是要记住这个词经常出现在句末。

Are we there yet? (这是孩子们在长途旅行时问父母的一个典型问题) Is the report ready yet? Hasn’t dad told you yet? We’re moving to Alaska!

单词yet也可以用在否定句中，表示预期的行为或事件没有发生:

Mary can’t go home yet. She hasn’t finished her work. They haven’t paid me yet. (and I expected to be paid by now) His parents haven’t kicked him out of their house yet.

Yet有时用于肯定句中，与still意思相同。注意，这是比一般语言更正式的语言。

We have yet to hear the big news from Aunt Martha.

=我们还在等着听玛莎阿姨的重大消息。

此外，yet和still经常用来解释为什么某个动作一直持续到现在。

I am still studying at the university because I haven’t graduated yet. We still don’t know who our new boss will be. The owners haven’t told us yet. I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to quit my job to go travel. I’m still thinking about it.

在英语中已经使用

用来形容事情发生得比预期的要早。这个副词用在肯定句中，通常用来谈论过去或现在。如果用将来完成时，也可以用来谈论未来。

“Ask Katie to send the article to her editor.” “She has already sent it.” “I already know what I’m going to buy you for your birthday.” “They’ve already seen Spiderman and really don’t want to see it again.” “I will have already cleaned my room by the time you get home.”

注意已经在下面句子中的位置:

Is Mary already here? She must have driven very fast to get here before me. How does he already have the answers to tomorrow’s test? Have they already obtained their visas?

在现在时句子中，已经位于主语和动词之间。

对于现在或现在完成动词形式的疑问句，已经出现在主语之后。

然而，在现在完成时的肯定句中，语序是:主语已经过去分词。