2020屆高考英語一輪復習精品學案――重點詞語辨析900例
例748：the sun always rises in the east.
例749：the boy is always talking in class. （這孩子老在課堂講話！）
often：時常，常常。強調經常性。例如：
例750：he often comes here to see me.
例751：do you often go to the library？
frequently：時常，屢次。與often通用，但是強調次數頻繁，相當于very often。例如：
例752：business frequently brings him to shanghai. （因商務，他常到上海來。）
例753：he frequently comes here to see her.
usually：通常，往常。強調習慣性。例如：
例754：he usually comes here at seven o’clock.
17.before long / long before
before long：很快，不久。可用于各種時態。例如：
例755：before long he had to move on again.
例756：i think i’ll meet him before long.
long before：很久以前，老早。可單獨使用，也可帶從句。例如：
例757：he said he had seen the film long before. （他說他早看過這部電影。）
例758：i had seen the film long before he saw it. （在他看這部電影之前，我早就看過。）
注意，以下的long before在意義上是分開的：
例759：it won’t be long before we meet again. （我們不久還會見面。）
例760：it was not long before he returned to his motherland. （不久他回到祖國。）
18.late / later / latest / lately / last / latter
late：晚，遲。later：以后，后來（與late的比較級同形）。latest：最新的。lately：最近。last：上一次，最末了。latter：后者。例如：
例761：—have you heard from jack lately?
—yes, he went to jamestown on business last week. one night he returned to his hotel late, and met with a robber in the street. he fought bravely. later, the police came and the latter was seized.
—well, this is the latest news for me!
19.no longer / no more
no longer：不再，已不。側重于時間關系，相當于not any longer，當狀語。例如：
例762：the greens no longer lives here.
no more：不再，再也不。側重于數量關系；當狀語時，相當于not any more，還可以當定語。例如：
例763：since we’ve got no more chances, we’ll not go there any more.
（既然我們不再有機會，我們就不再去那里了。）
20.still / yet
still：仍然，還。表示某事仍在繼續之中，多用于肯定句中，常與一般時態、進行時態或完成時態連用；在修飾比較級或加強語氣時，可放在被修飾詞的前面或后面，此時是“更加”的意思。例如：
例764：just at that moment, he woke up, still shaking from the terrible dream.
例765：it was cold yesterday, but today it is still colder / colder still.
（昨天很冷，但是今天更冷。）
例766：after two hours the dog was still there.
例767：the plane still has not taken off. （飛機還沒起飛。）
例768：tom’s brother suffered a still worse fate. （湯姆的兄弟命運更糟。）
yet：仍然，還（強調某事尚未完成，但不一定要繼續，多用于疑問句和否定句中）；然而。例如：