英語中怎么表達(dá)“一直以來”、“從頭到尾”這個時間狀語,我們來看一下。
1. all the time:
例:
Bill talks about football all the time. (比爾總是談?wù)撟闱?。?/span>
I keep practicing and I'm improving all the
time. (我堅(jiān)持練習(xí),所以一直在進(jìn)步。)
all the time (that)
I couldn't really enjoy my holiday because
I was sick all the time I was there. (我沒有很好地享受假期,因?yàn)樵谀莾旱哪嵌螘r間里我一直在生病。)
All the time I was talking to him he just
sat and stared at the television. (我跟他說話的時候他就一直坐著盯著電視。)
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2. the whole time: during the entire
time
例:
He worries about her the whole time. (他一直為她擔(dān)心。)
She just talked about her kids the whole
time. (她一直在說她孩子的事。)
We just sat around and watch TV the whole
time. (我們一直圍坐在一起看電視。)
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3. throughout/all through: during
all of a particular period of time, especially when this is a long time
例:
She lived in Switzerland throughout the
war. (整個戰(zhàn)爭期間,她都住在瑞士。)
We throw a party every weekend throughout
the year. (一整年間,每個周末我們都辦派對。)
There will be live entertainment throughout
the day. (白天一直都有現(xiàn)場表演。)
He was involved in politics throughout his
life. (他終生從政。)
The debate continued, but Henry remained
silent throughout. (辯論還在繼續(xù),但亨利始終保持沉默。)
John was sickly all through his childhood. (約翰小時候一直體弱多病。)
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4. all day/night/summer etc. long:
during all of the day, night, summer etc.
It often rains here all day long. (這兒經(jīng)常整天整天地下雨。)
The music coming from the apartment
upstairs kept me awake all night long. (樓上傳來的音樂聲讓我一夜未眠。)
He went to swim every day all summer long. (他整個夏天每天都去游泳。)
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5. all along: if a particular
situation has existed all along, it has existed all the time right from the
beginning, although you may not have known about it
備注:一般用于口語中。
例:
I spent over an hour looking for my keys,
and they were in my purse all along. (我花了一個多小時來找鑰匙,結(jié)果鑰匙其實(shí)一直在我包里。)
You basically lived here all along. (你基本上一直都住在這兒。)
They should have known all along that she
was lying. (他們早該意識到她一直在撒謊。)
I knew all along I wanted to live in
Australia. (我一直都想住在澳大利亞。)
He realized that she'd been right all
along. (他意識到,她一直都是對的。)
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6. from start to finish/from beginning to end: if an event or something that you do is good, bad etc. from start
to finish, it is like that from the time it begins until it ends
例:
It was an awful day at work—problems from
start to finish. (今天上班真可怕,從早到晚都出問題。)
She read the letter from start to finish
without looking up. (她頭也沒抬地把信從頭到尾讀完。)
The whole thing was a disaster from
beginning to end. (整件事從頭到尾都糟透了!)
''Cats'' is first-rate entertainment from
beginning to end. (《貓》從來都是最好的劇目。)
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