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英语中表示时间的短语 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, periodically(定期地,偶尔), rarely, regularly, repeatedly, 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, presently, shortly, since, soon, yet等。 1) I’ll be back presently(shortly). 2) What decision did you finally arrive at? 3) Nancy was up early. 4) He has just had an operation. 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(afternoon，evening)。 The students often play football in the afternoon. 　2.表示在某一季节。 In spring，the 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 spare time, in one’s teens, in one’s youth, in re-cent years,