英文中以how开头的问句很多,其中有很多“how + 副词”开头的问句。今天我们来学习两个经常容易混淆的句型: How often…? How long…? 第一个句型中用的是often,意思是“经常”,how often就是问“有多经常”,按中文的语言习惯通常会译成“多久”;第二个句型中用的是long,意思是“时长”,how long问的就是“有多长时间”,也多半会翻译成“多久”。如果从中文翻译过去,就存在这个选择问题了:用how often还是how long? 其实,你只需要记住,how often问的是频率,how long问的是花费的时间,搞清楚这一点,就会很轻松地选择使用了。 我们来看这两个句型的实际运用。将以下对话练习纯熟,熟能生巧,需要用的时候,自然而然就知道该怎么用了! A: How often do you eat out? B: About once or twice a week. A:你多久在外面吃一次饭? B:一星期大约一两次。 A: How often do you go to the movies? B: Not much, maybe once every two or three months. I usually watch movies online. A:你多久去看一次电影? B:不常看,也许两三个月去一次。我通常在网上看。 比较: A: How long does the movie last? B: Nearly two hours. A:电影放多久?/电影多长时间? B:将近两小时。 A: How often do you visit your parents? B: About once or twice every year. They still live in my hometown. A:你多久去看望你父母一次? B:大约每年去一两次。他们还住在我老家。 A: How often do you work out? B: Not often enough. Maybe twice a month. A:你多久锻炼一次? B:不太经常。也许每个月两次。 A: How long have you been married? B: About 5 years, yourself? A:你结婚多久了? B:大约5年了,你呢? A: How long have you been feeling like this? B: About a week now. A:你有这种感觉多久了? B:大约一个星期了。 比较: A: How often do you feel like this? B: Several times a day. A:你多久会有一次这样的感觉? B:一天几次。 A: How long does it take to go to your office? B: 15 minutes’ walk. A:去你办公室要多长时间? B:步行要15分钟。 A: How long will it take to get to the subway station? B: Less than five minutes. A:到最近的地铁要多久? B:不用五分钟。 学习英语重在练习,贵在坚持!功到自然成!加油! |
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