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When you are talking about how often something happens, there are many expressions to describe the mid ground between often and occasionally.
Here are ten phrases.(英語裡有許多表達某件事發生的頻率的短語,下面的十個短語可以隨時拿來使用)
Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing(口語與寫作兼可用)
1-fairly often...
2-more often than not...
3-(at least) half the time...(1,2,3用來表示「經常發生」)
4-almost every other day...(4用來表示「幾乎每隔一天」)
5-several times a week / a year(5用來表示「一年或者一周幾次」)
6-every so often...
7-now and then...
8-from time to time...
9-once in a while...(6,7,8,9用來表示「偶爾」)
10-on a good day...(10表示不經常發生)
How To Use These Phrases In Your English(用法如下)
Phrases 1, 2, and 3 are quite positive. When we use 'at least' with phrase 3 it means more than half of the time.(1,2,3都表示經常發生。3使用『at least』表示多於一半的時間)
Phrase 4 means a little less than half the time.(4表達是說少於一半的時間)
In Phrase 5, several sounds quite positive. It means a number more than 3. It also says that 3 times a week is often.(5是說多於3次,一周三次也表達經常發生的意思)
Phrases 6, 7, 8, and 9 are less often. they are similar in meaning to 'occasionally'.(6,7,8,9是說不經常發生,等同於「有時」。
Phrase 10 suggests that something doesn't happen very often but that when it happens, it's a good thing.(10是說某事不經常發生,但是一旦發生便是好事)
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