咱们今天要聊的,是一个听起来有点"头疼"的英语语法问题——时间状语的位置。你可能不知道,一个小小的"last night"放错位置,就能让整句话听起来怪怪的!
我昨晚做了场恶梦。 ✘ 误 例 I last night had a nightmare. 简 析 时间状语通常放在句尾,若需强调则放句首。地点状语通常在时间状语之前,置于句尾。 ✔ 正确表达 I had a nightmare last night. |
时间状语通常放在句尾! 这是英语中的一条基本规则。简单来说,就是把时间信息放在句子的末尾。
正确例子:
I had a nightmare last night. (我昨晚做了场恶梦)
She will arrive tomorrow. (她明天会到达)
为什么会有这样的规则呢? 这其实和英语的语序习惯有关。英语通常会把时间、地点等状语放在句子的后半部分,这样听起来更自然。
虽然时间状语通常放在句尾,但如果想强调时间,就可以把时间状语放在句首!
强调时间的例子:
Last night, I had a nightmare. (昨晚,我做了场恶梦)
Tomorrow, she will arrive. (明天,她会到达)
注意: 放在句首的时间状语通常需要用逗号和主句分隔开。
当一个句子中同时有时间状语和地点状语时,地点状语通常在时间状语之前,都放在句尾。
正确顺序的例子:
I met my friend at the café yesterday. (昨天我在咖啡馆见了我的朋友)
She will give a speech in the hall tomorrow. (明天她将在大厅发表演讲)
小技巧: 记住"地点在前,时间在后"的口诀,就不容易搞错顺序了!
让我们通过一些例子来巩固时间状语的位置规则:
| ① I will meet my friend at the coffee house tomorrow afternoon. 明天下午我要去咖啡馆会会朋友。 ② We made friends with each other when taking a camping trip last year. 去年露营度假,我们结识了对方。 ③ Mary's wedding was held at the church yesterday morning. 昨天上午玛丽在教堂举行婚礼。 ④ On May 4th, the whole school celebrated the 50th anniversary of the great school. 五月四日,全校师生举行了校庆五十周年庆祝活动。 ⑤ Next Monday the graduation ceremony is to be held on the sports ground. 下周一我们将在操场上举行毕业典礼。 ⑥ I saw him in the library only five minutes ago. 五分钟前我还在图书馆看见他。 |
错误类型1:时间状语放在动词前面
✘ I last night had a nightmare.
✔ I had a nightmare last night.
错误类型2:时间状语和地点状语顺序颠倒
✘ I met my friend yesterday at the café.
✔ I met my friend at the café yesterday.
错误类型3:时间状语位置不固定
✘ Last night I had a nightmare last night. (重复且位置混乱)
✔ I had a nightmare last night. 或 Last night, I had a nightmare.
翻译挑战:
我昨天在公园遇到了我的邻居。
(I met my neighbor in the park yesterday.)
明天我们将在会议室讨论这个问题。
(We will discuss this issue in the meeting room tomorrow.)
他上周五在图书馆学习了整整一天。
(He studied in the library all day last Friday.)
改错题:
✘ I yesterday went to the supermarket.
✔ I went to the supermarket yesterday.
✘ She at home is studying now.
✔ She is studying at home now.
✘ We next week will travel to Paris.
✔ We will travel to Paris next week.
| 选择题: 下面哪个句子是正确的? A. I last night had a dream. B. Last night I had a dream. C. I had a dream last night. 判断题: 地点状语通常在时间状语之后。( ) (错误,应该是地点状语通常在时间状语之前) 填空题: 我明天会在学校见到他。 (I will see him ____________) |
选择题选C;
填空题填"I will see him at school tomorrow."