英语中表示时间的短语五

英语中表示时间的短语五

英语中表示时间的词语主要分为以下几类：时间点、时间段、动作发生的频度、动作或事件发生的先后。一般可用单个副词来表示也可以用带有介词in、at、on和for的短语来表示。此外一些不带介词的短语也可以用来表示动作(事件)发生(状态持续)的时间。

一、单个副词表示时间

1. 表示动作(事件)发生的时间

这类副词常见的有：ago, before, lately, later (on), now, recently, then, today, tomorrow, tonight, yesterday等。

1) It’s beginning to rain now! (时间点) 现在开始下雨了！

2) I haven’t seen her recently. (时间段) 最近我没见到她。

3) Will you be free tonight? (时间段) 你今晚有空吗？

4) See you later. (时间点) 回头见。

2. 表示频度

这类副词常见的有:always, constantly, continuously, continually, ever, frequently, generally, hardly ever, much, never, normally, occasionally(偶尔), often, eriodically(定期地,偶尔), rarely, regularly, reeatedly, seldom(很少), sometimes, usually, now and then(偶尔,有时)等。

1) Tom is constantly changing her mind. (频度副词constantly)

2) They do meet now and then, but not regularly. (频度副词regularly)

3) Mary rarely left her room. (频度副词rarely)

3. 其他一些表示时间的副词

主要有：already, early, finally, first, immediately, just, late, long, resently, shortly, since, soon, yet等。

1) I’ll be back resently(shortly).

2) What decision did you finally arrive at?

3) Nancy was u early.

4) He has just had an oeration.

二、前面带有介词in, at, on和for表示时间的短语

1.泛指"在早上、在下午、在晚上"应用in the morning(afternoonevening)。

The students often lay football in the afternoon.

2.表示"在某一季节"。

In sringthe trees turn green and flowers come out.

3.表示在某一年或某一月。

in 2003；in February

4.表示"从现在起一段时间以后"

She will be back in three days.

in a flash(瞬时), in a lucky hour(在幸运时刻),

in an evil hour(在不幸的时刻), in a minute,

in a second, in a short time,

in a while, in advance(预先),

in an instant, in broad day(在大白天),

in due course(及时地), in future,

in good season(及时地), in no time(马上),

in one’s childhood, in one’s sare time,

in one’s teens, in one’s youth,

in re-cent years, in some cases(有时候),

in sring, in the beginning,

in the daytime, in the end,

in the long run(最后), in the meantime,

in the

morning, in the ast,

in this eriod, in those days,

in time等。

2. 带有介词on的时间短语

(1).表示"在星期几"或"星期几的上午、下午或晚上"等。

on Monday；on Wednesday morning

(2).表示"在具体某一天"或"在具体某一天的上午、

下午或晚上"等。

on October 1,1998;on the afternoon of May 1

(3).表示"在某一节日"。

on Teachers' Day

on a certain day, on Christmas Day,

on night shift, on one’s birthday,

on schedule(按时), on Sunday,

on the moment, on that date,

on the eve of, on the following day,

on the Monday morning, on the New Year’s Eve,

on the oint of(正在……时候), on this day,

on this occasion, on time

1) There are varieties of celebrations on Christmas Day.

2) When he heard the bad news, he burst into tears on the moment.

3) He always arrives on time in time of an aointment.

3. 带有介词at的时间短语