Adverbs in English - Learn All About English Adverbs

英语语法 - 副词

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嗨，我是Stephanie。

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欢迎来到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn about adverbs.

在本节课中，您能学习副词。

What do adverbs do?

副词用途是什么？

What’s the difference between adjectives and adverbs?

形容词和副词之间的 区别是什么？

How do you use adverbs in English?

您怎样使用英语副词？

You can learn the answers to these questions in this lesson.

您可以在本节课中学到 这些问题的答案。

Let’s start with a challenge.

让我们用一个挑战开启本节课。

Can you write down five English adverbs?

您能写出五个英语副词吗？

Pause the video and do it now.

暂停视屏现在开始做。

Ready?

准备好了吗？

I’m guessing you wrote down words ending with -ly.

我猜您写了用ly结尾的单词。

For example:

例如：

quickly slowly

quickly slowly

Or: clearly

或： clearly

These are all adverbs.

这都是副词。

However, there are many other adverbs.

然而，有很多其他副词。

Many of them don’t end with -ly, like these:

他们之中的很多不用ly结尾， 像是这些：

fast too

fast too

Or: often

或：often

Many adverbs aren’t just one word.

很多副词不只是一个单词。

Adverbs can be two words, or even whole phrases.

副词可以是两个单词， 或甚至是整个句子。

For example:

例如：

last week in a very strange way

last week in a very strange way

for the last six years

for the last six years

So you might be thinking: what do adverbs actually do?

所以inn也许在想：副词 实际上在做什么？

What are adverbs?

副词是什么？

Adverbs are describing words.

副词是一个描述单词。

They add information to something else in your sentence.

他们给您句子里的 某些东西添加信息。

Adverbs can describe many different things.

副词可以描述很多不同的事情。

You can use an adverb to describe a verb, like this:

您能用副词来描述一个动词， 像是这个：

He speaks very loudly.

He speaks very loudly.

Does everyone drive that fast in this city?

Does everyone drive that fast in this city?

I think I sound better than I did the first time.

I think I sound better than I did the first time.

The adverbs add information to the verbs

副词给动词添加信息。

These adverbs all describe the verbs by saying how someone did something.

这些副词都通过说某人怎样 做某事来描述动词。

For example, look at the first sentence: he speaks very loudly.

例如，看第一个句子： 他大声地讲话。

The adverb loudly tells you how he speaks.

副词loudly告诉您他怎样说。

You can also use adverbs to add information to verbs in other ways.

您也能使用副词以其他方式 来给动词增加信息。

For example:

例如：

I kind of enjoyed it, but it could have been better.

I kind of enjoyed it, but it could have been better.

We talked a little, but we didn’t have time to discuss everything.

We talked a little, but we didn’t have time to discuss everything.

What else?

What else?

Well, you can use an adverb to show when, where, or how often something happens.

好，您能用副词去显示某事通常什么 时候、哪里或怎样发生。

For example:

例如：

Let’s meet at eight o’clock.

Let’s meet at eight o’clock.

She moved overseas after she graduated.

She moved overseas after she graduated.

I don’t often have time to cook for myself.

I don’t often have time to cook for myself.

Remember that adverbs can be phrases; adverbs aren’t always single words.

记住副词可以是短语； 副词不总是一个单词。

Another point: adverbs can add information to adjectives, or even to other adverbs!

另一个重点：副词可以给形容词 甚至是其他副词添加信息！

How does this work?

这是怎样运用的呢？

Can you think of any examples of this?

您可以想出任何这类例子吗？

Here are some examples:

这有一些例子：

It was a really exciting trip.

那是一次真正成功的旅程。

It’s too hot in here.

那里太炎热了。

She works incredibly hard.

她难以置信地辛苦工作。

You can see two examples where an adverb describes an adjective…

您可以看到两个副词 描述形容词的事例。

…and one example where an adverb describes another adverb.

…以及一个副词描述 另一个副词的事例。

Remember that hard here is an adverb, because it describes a verb, works.

记住在这hard是一个副词，因为 它描述一个动词works。

Is that everything?

那是全部吗？

No, not quite!

不是，不完全是！

Adverbs can do one more thing.

副词还能多做一件事。

Adverbs can also express your opinion about a situation.

副词也可以表达您 对一个情势的观点。

Look at three sentences:

看三个句子：

She’s obviously the best of the candidates we’ve seen so far.

She’s obviously the best of the candidates we’ve seen so far.

Apparently, they’re not sure they want to get married any more.

Apparently, they’re not sure they want to get married any more.

Fortunately, we were able to recover most of the files.

Fortunately, we were able to recover most of the files.

These adverbs are different because they don’t just add information to one word; they add

这些副词是不同的，因为他们 不仅给一个单词添加信息，

information to the whole sentence.

他们给整个句子添加信息。

So, you can see that adverbs can do many, many different things.

所以，您可以看到副词做 很多很不同的事情。

They can describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or even whole sentences.

他们可以描述动词、形容词、其他 副词，或甚至整个句子。

But, there’s a connection.

但是有一个连接。

Do you remember what we said at the start of this section?

您记得在这个单元的 开始我们说什么吗？

Adverbs describe other things.

副词描述其他事情。

They add information to something else in your sentence.

他们给您句子里的某些 事情添加信息。

Now, let’s look at our next question: how do you form adverbs?

现在，让我们看看我们的下一个问题： 您怎样造副词？

Actually, this question isn’t always relevant.

实际上，这个问题不是总相关的。

For most English adverbs, you don’t need to ‘form’ them.

大部分的副词，您不需要 去“造”他们。

They just exist!

他们已经存在！

For example: too, very, sometimes, always, here and soon are all adverbs, and you don’t

例如：too, very, sometimes, always, 几乎所有的副词都有，您不需要

need to do anything to them.

去造他们。

So, why ask the question at all?

那么，为什么问这个问题？

For some adverbs, you can form them from adjectives.

有些副词，您可以根据 形容词来造他们。

This is mostly true for adverbs which describe verbs: adverbs which describe how someone

这对描述动词的副词来说， 几乎就是这样：副词

does something.

描述某人怎样做某事。

For example, slow is an adjective.

例如，slow是一个形容词。

How can you make an adverb from it?

您怎样以它来造一个副词呢？

Look at a sentence and complete the missing word:

看一个句子，并完成 空缺的单词：

He eats very s________.

He eats very s________.

Do you know the answer?

您知道答案吗？

The answer is slowly.

答案是slowly。

You add -ly to the adjective to make an adverb.

您给形容词添加ly来 造一个副词。

This is the same for many adverbs which describe verbs.

这对很多描述动词的副词 来说是相同的。

For example:

例如：

quiet → quietly nice → nicely

quiet → quietly nice → nicely

clear → clearly

clear → clearly

Can you use these adverbs in a sentence?

您可以在句子里使用这些副词吗？

Pause the video and write down three sentences using these adverbs.

暂停视屏并写下三个使用 这些副词的句子。

Of course, there are many possibilities!

当然，有很多可能性。

Here are some suggestions:

这有一些建议：

Everyone was sitting quietly and reading.

Everyone was sitting quietly and reading.

He sings very nicely.

He sings very nicely.

You clearly told me that you would be here at ten thirty.

You clearly told me that you would be here at ten thirty.

However, even here, you can’t just think ‘add -ly to an adjective’.

然而，在这，您不能只想"给 一个形容词添加ly"。

It doesn’t always work!

那不是总有用的。

First, if an adjective ends with -y, you need to change -y to -ily to make an adverb.

首先，如果一个形容词以y结尾，您 需要改变y成ily来造一个副词。

For example:

例如：

healthy → healthily lazy → lazily

healthy → healthily lazy → lazily

happy → happily

happy → happily

Secondly, some words don’t change their form.

其次，某些单词不改变它们的形式。

The same word can be either an adjective or an adverb.

同一个单词可以是一个形容词 或一个副词。

For example:

例如：

He’s a really fast worker.

他是一个很快的工人。

He works really fast.

他工作真的很快。

You’re a better dancer than you used to be.

您是一个比您过去是的 更好的舞者。

You dance better than you used to.

您比您过去跳得更好。

Fast and better can be used as adjectives or adverbs, and the form of the word doesn’t

Fast和better能担当形容词或 副词，而单词的形式

change.

没有改变。

Thirdly, some adjectives already end in -ly like ugly, friendly, likely or oily.

再次，一些形容词已经用ly结尾了， 像是ugly、friendly、likely或oily。

These adjectives can’t be made into adverbs.

这些形容词不能被造成副词。

Finally, some adverbs are irregular.

最后，一些副词是不规则的。

Words which don’t change, like fast or better, are examples of irregular adverbs.

单词没有改变，像是fast或better， 是不规则副词的例子。

There’s one more important one: what’s the adverb from the adjective good?

有多一个重点有：什么是 形容词good的副词?

The answer is well.

答案是well。

For example:

例如：

She’s a good writer.

她是一个好作家。

She writes well.

她写得不错。

Now, you know how to form adverbs from adjectives.

现在，您知道怎样以形容词 来造副词。

Remember that you don’t need to ‘form’ most adverbs.

记住您不需要去“造” 大部分的副词。

Most adverbs are ready for you to use, and you don’t have to do anything to them!

大部分的副词已经存在，您可以使用， 您为此不必做任何事情。

So, now seems like a good time to ask a new question: what’s the difference between

所以，现在看上去像是一个好时机 来问一个新问题：形容词

adjectives and adverbs?

与副词之间的区别是什么？

Hopefully, you have enough information from parts one and two to answer this question.

希望从第一、二部分到回答 这个问题您有足够的信息。

Do you know the answer?

您知道答案吗？

Adjectives and adverbs both describe other words.

形容词和副词两者都描述 其他单词。

Adjectives describe nouns.

形容词描述名词。

For example:

例如：

Are you a good cook?

您是一个好厨师吗？

He has a loud voice.

他声音很大。

My computer is so slow!

我的电脑太慢了！

Adverbs describe everything else: verbs, adjectives, adverbs and whole sentences.

副词描述其他所有内容：动词、 形容词、副词和整个句子。

That sounds easy, right?

那听上去容易，对吗？

So, let’s test your skills!

那么，让我们测试您的技能！

Look at four sentences.

看四个句子。

Is the word in red an adjective or an adverb?

红色的单词是一个形容词 还是一个副词？

It’s unlikely that we’ll be there on time.

It’s unlikely that we’ll be there on time.

I found the exam really hard.

I found the exam really hard.

I worked really hard preparing for the exam.

I worked really hard preparing for the exam.

He hardly studied at all, but he got a high score!

He hardly studied at all, but he got a high score!

What do you think?

您怎么想的？

Pause the video if you want more time to think about it.

暂停视屏如果想要更多 时间来考虑它。

Unlikely and hard are adjectives.

Unlikely和hard是形容词。

Hard and hardly are adverbs.

Hard和hardly是一个副词。

Did you get the right answers?

您的回答正确吗？

There are two things to pay attention to here.

在这有两件事要注意。

One: the form of the word doesn’t tell you if it’s an adjective or an adverb.

一：单词的形式没有告诉您它是 一个形容词或一个副词。

Unlikely ends in -ly, but it’s not an adverb; it’s an adjective.

Unlikely以ly结尾，但是它不是一个 副词；它是一个形容词。

Hard in the third sentence doesn’t end in -ly, but it’s an adverb which describes

在第三句里的Hard没有以ly结尾， 但是它是一个描述动词

a verb.

的副词。

Two: the same word can be an adjective or an adverb in different sentences, like hard,

二：在不同句子里的同一个单词可以 是一个形容词或一个副词。，像是hard。

which is an adjective in the second sentence, but an adverb in the third sentence.

它在第二句里是一个形容词， 但在第三句里是一个副词。

So, what can you do here?

那么，这里您的答案是什么？

You can’t depend on memory.

您不能依赖记忆。

If you think something like, ‘Hard is an adjective’, that won’t work all the time.

如果您认为某些事像是，“Hard是一个形容词 ”，并非任何时候都那样的。

Don’t look at the form of the word; look at what the word does in the sentence.

不要看单词的形式；看单词 在句子里做什么用。

Does the word describe a noun?

单词描述一个名词吗？

It’s an adjective.

它是一个形容词。

Does it describe something else: a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or the whole sentence?

它描述其他的事情：一个动词、一个 形容词、另一个副词或整个句子？

It’s an adverb.

那是一个副词

Next, let’s look at one more important question: how do you use adverbs in a sentence?

接下来，让我们多看一个重要问题： 您怎样在一个句子里使用副词？

More specifically: where should you put the adverb?

更具体地说：您放副词在哪？

Let’s start with a simple point: word order rules for adverbs in English are complicated.

让我们用一个简单切入点开始： 英语里，副词的单词顺序规则是复杂的。

There are many rules, and as usual the rules don’t work all of the time.

有很多规则，和往常一样， 规则并非总是有效。

So, if you want to use an adverb and you’re not sure where it should go in the sentence,

那么，如果您想去使用一个副词，您 不确定它应当被放在句子里的什么地方，

trust your instinct first.

首先相信您的直觉。

If it sounds right, it probably is.

如果那听上去是对的， 那是可行的。

If you want to understand word order rules in depth, you need to divide adverbs into

如果您想深度理解单词顺序， 您需要把副词分成

five different categories.

五个不同类别。

You already saw these categories in part one, although we didn’t give them names.

您已经在第一部分里看到了这些类别， 尽管我们没有给他们名字。

Let’s review now!

让我们现在回顾一下。

Adverbs of manner describe a verb.

方式副词描述一个动词。

They describe how someone does something.

他们描述某人怎样做某事。

For example: fast, lazily, or well.

例如：fast、lazily或well。

Adverbs of time and place describe where or when something happens.

时间副词和方位副词描述某事 在什么时候或什么地方发生。

For example: yesterday, here, or in five minutes.

例如：yesterday、here或in five minutes。

Adverbs of frequency describe how often something happens.

频率副词描述某事 怎样常发生。

For example: often, sometimes, or never.

例如：often、sometimes或never。

Adverbs of degree mostly add information to other adjectives or adverbs.

等级副词大部分给其他形容词 或副词添加信息。

For example: very, too, or a little.

例如：very、too或a little。

Comment adverbs describe a whole sentence or situation.

注释副词描述一整句话或情形。

For example: unfortunately, basically, or obviously.

例如：unfortunately、basically或 obviously。

Here you have five different categories of adverb.

这里您了解副词的五个 不同类别了。

Mostly, where you put the adverb depends on the type of adverb it is.

通常，您防止副词的位置 取决于副词的类别。

So, for example, comment adverbs follow different rules to adverbs of manner.

那么，例如，注释副词追随 方式副词的规则。

‘Mostly’?

通常？

Why ‘mostly’?

为什么是“mostly”？

Of course, there are exceptions!

当然，有例外！

Remember, trust your instinct when you can.

记住，当您可以时，相信您的直觉。

Now, let’s look at how to use these different types of adverb in an English sentence.

现在，让我们看看怎样在英语句子 里使用这些副词的不同类别。

Adverbs of manner go after the verb or verb phrase which they describe.

方式副词跟在它要描述的动词 或动词词组之后。

For example:

例如：

He drives slowly.

他开车开得很慢。

She sings well.

她唱得很好。

Here, you have very simple examples: a verb followed by an adverb.

这，您有很简单的例子：一个 动词有一个副词跟随。

Remember that adverbs of manner can also follow a verb phrase.

记住方式副词也能跟随 一个动词词组。

For example:

例如：

She didn’t handle the situation well.

她没有应付情况得当。

Adverbs of time and place usually go at the end of the sentence or phrase, like this:

时间副词和方位副词通常在 句末或词组末，像是：

Let’s leave in half an hour.

让我们离开半个小时。

Is there a bank nearby?

有银行在附近吗？

If you have both, then adverbs of place go before adverbs of time:

如果您有这两种，那么方位副词 置于时间副词之前。

She was here ten minutes ago.

她十分钟前在这。

Adverbs of frequency usually go before the main verb.

频率副词通常在主动词之前。

For example:

例如：

I usually get up early.

I usually get up early.

They hardly ever talk to each other.

They hardly ever talk to each other.

There’s one important exception here: if the main verb is be, adverbs of frequency

There’s one important exception here: if the main verb is be, adverbs of frequency

go after it:

go after it:

He isn’t often so talkative.

He isn’t often so talkative.

Adverbs of degree go before the word they describe:

等级副词在它们要描述的 单词之前：

It’s absolutely freezing in here!

It’s absolutely freezing in here!

She took the news very calmly.

She took the news very calmly.

Comment adverbs usually go at the beginning of the sentence:

注释副词通常在句子前面：

Basically, you’ve got two options.

Basically, you’ve got two options.

Eventually, we had to admit that things weren’t going how we expected.

Eventually, we had to admit that things weren’t going how we expected.

That’s a lot of rules!

有大量的规则。

It’s good to have an idea of the rules, or know where to find them in case you want

有一个规则的概念很好，或者 在想找某些东西的情况下

to look something up.

您知道在哪里找他们。

However, you don’t need to carry all of these in your head all the time.

然而，您不需一直把所有 这些都放在脑海中。

Remember that you can (and should) use your instinct.

记住您能并必须用您的直觉。

Finally, here are two important points which you can carry in your head and which you should

最后地，这有两个您能放在 脑海里，并必须

remember:

记住的重点：

One: if the verb has two parts, most adverbs will go in the middle, before the main verb.

一：如果动词有两个部份，大部分 副词会置于中间，主动词之前。

Try it: look at five sentences, and put the adverb in the right place.

试一下，看五个句子，放副词 到正确的地方。

Pause the video, and start again when you think you have the answers.

暂停视屏，当您认为您有 答案了，再次播放。

Ready?

好了吗？

Let’s look at the answers:

让我们看看答案：

1.

1.

They didn’t even tell us they’d be late.

They didn’t even tell us they’d be late.

2.

2.

I’ve just spoken to her.

I’ve just spoken to her.

3.

3.

He’s quickly becoming one of our most valuable team members.

He’s quickly becoming one of our most valuable team members.

4.

4.

I can probably do it by next Wednesday.

I can probably do it by next Wednesday.

5.

5.

She hasn’t always been like that.

She hasn’t always been like that.

Did you get them all right?

您的答案正确吗？

This is a useful rule, and many of the mistakes that English learners make with adverb word

这是一个有用的规则，很多英语 学习者在副词顺序方面

order are related to this rule, so remember it!

犯的错误是与这个规则 有关，所以记住它！

We said before that there are two important points.

我们之前说有两个重点。

What’s the second?

第二个是什么？

There can be more than one possible position for an adverb.

副词能被放在不止 一个的可能位置上。

For example:

例如：

He can be very moody sometimes.

He can be very moody sometimes.

Sometimes, he can be very moody.

Sometimes, he can be very moody.

Both of these are possible.

两种都是可能的。

The first is more common, but the second is also correct, and you might use this if you

第一个是十分常见的，但是第二个也 是正确的，如果您想强调单词

want to emphasise the word sometimes.

sometimes，您也许使用这个。

So, if you have two choices, and you aren’t sure which is right, maybe they both are!

So, if you have two choices, and you aren’t sure which is right, maybe they both are!

Hopefully this lesson has helped you to understand English adverbs and how to use them.

Hopefully this lesson has helped you to understand English adverbs and how to use them.

Want more practice?

Want more practice?

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