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Time 短语的意义及用法 ? 1some time （for some period of time）“一段时间，一些时候”。例如： I can’t order these clothes, unless you can wait some time, or change this note. His own house was destroyed and for some time his life was in danger. 　??? 2．sometime（at some uncertain time）“在某一时候”。可用来指过去或将来。例如： I saw him sometime at the library. 我偶尔在图书馆里见到他。 “When shall we visit the Science Museum?” “我们社麽时候参观博物馆？”“ “Sometime next week.” 下周某个时候。” ? 3．sometimes (at times, from time to time) “有时，不时”。可置于句首或句尾，也可置于谓语当中。例如： ?I often watch TV, but sometimes I read. ? Sometimes we go on working after dark by the lights of our tractors. 4．in time （soon enough，early enough）“及时，按时”。例如： Fortunately, I was in time for the interview. 幸运的是我正好赶上了面试。 The factory is far away from the centre of town, so we shall have to take a taxi in order to get there in time. 5．on time （at the specified time；at the correct time；punctually）“准时；按时；于指定事件”。含有“不迟于规定时间”的意思。例如： You must always return your library book on time. ?The train arrives on time.? 6．at a time （once）“一次；每次”。可用于多种时态。例如： A whale may eat a ton of food at a time. This was at a time when there was no radio, TV or cinema. 7．at one time （once；in a former time；at the same time）“一度；过去曾经；同时”。常和一般过去时连用。例如： At one time, there were long queues of people waiting outside the CAAC offices. At one time, 3 ships sailed every week from London to Africa. 8．at no time （never）“决不，在任何时候都不”。置于句首时，需用倒装语序。例如： At no time will China be the first to employ nuclear weapons. 中国绝不首先使用核武器。 ? 9．in no time (almost at once; very soon) “立刻、马上、很快”。例如： I’ll be back in no time. 我马上就回来。 ? 10．by the time (not later than) “不迟于、到...时候”。在句中可作状语，也可当作连词使用，引导时间状语从句。如: By the time he was fourteen years old, he had learned maths all by himself. 11．by that/this time “到那/这时”。只能作状语，常与将来完成时或过去完成时连用。例如： By that time he’ll have got there. 到那时他早就到了。 By this time they were a little anxious. 12．At that/this time “当时／这时”。例如： At that time not every body liked engines. What wer