rare.frequent→frequently
二、副词(短语)作状语
1.副词的主要作用就是作状语,特别是以ly结尾的副词,它们可以修饰动词、形容词、副词等。
You should listen carefully to the teacher in class.
在课堂上,你应该认真地听老师讲课。
They tried their best to work hard enough.
他们尽力去努力工作。
2.有一些副词可以修饰整个句子,表明说话人的态度,作句子的状语。常见的有:actually, certainly, clearly, fortunately, honestly, luckily, surprisingly等。
Fortunately, he caught the last bus at the last moment.
幸运的是,他在最后一刻赶上了最后一班车。
3.有些副词与形容词同形,表示具体意义;以ly结尾的副词,表示抽象或引申含义。
close 接近地 closely 仔细地;密切地
wide 广阔地 widely 广泛地
high 高 highly 高度地;非常地
deep 深地 deeply (抽象意义)深深地
Do you see that bee flying high in the sky?
你是否看见那只蜜蜂在空中高高飞舞着?
The teachers highly praised Tom for what he had done in the school.
老师们高度赞扬汤姆在学校所做的一切。
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friendly, lively, lovely, likely, orderly, sickly, motherly, fatherly等是以ly结尾的形容词。
Charlie has a very lively imagination.
查理有非常丰富的想象力。
4.副词短语修饰动词或整个句子,有些副词短语相当于状语或独立成分,常用逗号与句子隔开。常见的副词短语:sooner or later, more or less, on the contrary,