文法淺釋系列 (52)

文法淺釋系列 (52)

文法(grammar)與句型(sentence patterns)

四、 副詞 (Adverb)：修飾：動詞、形容詞、另一副詞、

全句(前、後述)

3)  How late is your store open? 你們店開到多晚？

It is not closed until midnight. 到午夜才打烊。

l It is open around the clock. 全天營業

late adv. 遲地；晚地 He comes to class ~. = He is ~ for class. 他遲到上課. 比較：

lately = of late = recently 最近Did you see David lately? (你最近看到David?)

  

*Note: 一般言之，adverb+ ly通常含「引申」意義：下列是一些加ly與純adverb 之比較：

l. a. high (高的) / highly (高度地) ：

*You should aim high while you are young. 年輕時須有崇高理想。

*The higher you climb, the thinner air becomes. 爬得愈高，空氣愈稀薄。* Note: 第一個

the 是關係副詞 = to what extent(達到甚麼程度)

第二個the 是指示副詞；= to that extent. (達成那個程度)

他例： More haste, less speed.  欲速則不達。

 = The more haste you make, the less speed you gain.

*Human beings are highly intellectual animals. 人類是具有高等智慧

的動物。

highly –educated people 受過高等教育的人士；highly -developed industry 高度發展的工業    

             

2.deep (深地) / deeply (深深地) ：

*The sailor is diving ~ in the sea. 水手潛入深海。

*I hear the bell go deep down inside my heart. 我聽到鈴聲深入內心。(「不了情」之英文歌詞之一：The World of Suzie Wong- 電影「蘇西黃的世界」之主題曲)    

                        

*D~ ly moved by skillful performance, the audience stood in ovation. 受到精湛表演所感動，觀眾們起立致敬。

*The dancing club remains d~ ly seductive. 這家舞廳仍十分有誘惑力。

         

比較：poignant a.深刻的

《It is ~ to witness a country in such a vulnerable state of exposure. 》目睹一個國家處於如此虛弱的暴露狀態，令人感觸深刻。

profound (=deeply felt深刻的)~ grief，(thoroughgoing澈底的) ~ changes

3. sound 完全地；健全的 / soundly 完全地/ 十分地:

He is sleeping soundly. 他正酣睡。He is sound asleep. 他熟睡。

比較：

A sound mind dwells in a sound body. (sound adj. 健全的心靈寓於健康的身體。

*The missing child with his dog returned home, safe and sound. 失蹤的男孩和他的狗安然無恙回來。

       

4. sharp 準時地 / sharply 激烈地；嚴重地

*The seminar was held at 6:00PM ~講習會下午六時整開始。(= exactly at 6PM)

*New York home prices drop ~ly. 紐約房價嚴重下滑。

He was ~ly spoken to.他被重責。

5. near/nearly：

It was nearly two o’clock in the morning when he got home. 他到家時

已快淩晨二點。

He is nearly (= almost) drowned. 他差一點就溺死。*但nearly 不可用在否定句；almost 則可。

It is almost not possible to convince him of the truth

= It is hardly possible to convince him of the truth.幾乎無法使他深信這實情。

       

near (接近地方) 

She came ~ enough to watch the baby.  她走近到可以看到嬰孩。

When told about the news, he came ~ crying. 當他獲知此消息，

幾乎哭出來。Note: come near + V-ing= almost + V幾乎

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