小E还是小小E的时候，总傻傻分不清那些磨人的频率副词，比如always, usually, often中文解释都是“常常，总是”，但它们的用法却不一样。还有rarely和seldom，也是很让人苦恼的呢~

现在不用苦恼啦，小E用一张图帮你一次理清这些恼人的词！

从图片可以很明显地看到，这些频度副词所表示的动作频率从高到低依次递减，always频次更高，而never就是“从不”咯~

举个栗子

always

He always goes to school at 8 o'clock everyday.

他每天总是8点钟去上学。

 

usually

He usually goes to school by bus.

他通常乘公交车去上学。

 

frequently

This question is frequently asked.

这个问题屡次被提出。

 

often

My parents often take me to the zoo on weekends.

我父母常常在周末带我去动物园。

 

sometimes

Sometimes they play football on Saturday afternoon.

他们有时在星期六下午踢足球。

 

occasionally

Occasionally I go to bed late.

有时候我睡觉比较晚。

 

rarely

I rarely go to the gym.

我很少去健身馆。

 

seldom

We seldom go to school by bus. We usually go there by bike.

我们很少乘车去上学，我们通常是骑车去。

 

hardly ever

She hardly ever plays video games.

她几乎没玩过电子游戏。

 

never

Vegetarians never eat meat.

素食主义者从不吃肉。