“通常”別隻會說Usually!這9種別的說法看看你認識幾種?

在語言表達中,如果你一直用一個詞來表達一個意思,

而不是以別近義詞替換,你的話聽起來就很有重複感,

容易讓人覺得無聊。或者像藍醬這樣,

讓華生覺得它水平有限,或是詞彙量不足。

所以,拓展詞彙量,學習更多不同的表達方式,

對你練就一口地道英語就顯得很重要。

今天,華生就來跟你說說“通常”除了

“usually”之外的9種說法,

看看能不能使你的英語表達有所提高吧。

“通常”別隻會說Usually!這9種別的說法看看你認識幾種?

1. Ninety percent of the time...

(八成時間)

2. Nine times out of ten...

(十有八九)

For example:

Ninety percent of the time, I make it to work on time。

(我八成時間都準時上班)

Nine times out of ten, I take the same bus to get there。

(十有八九我會坐同一輛公交車去那裡)

3. More often than not...

(多數情況下)

For example:

More often than not, I go to the gym before work。

(多數情況下,我會在上班前去健身房)

4. As a rule (of thumb)...

(按慣例)

For example:

As a rule I don’t eat fast food,

but since it’s your birthday…。

(按慣例我不吃快餐的,不過既然今天是你生日……)

“通常”別隻會說Usually!這9種別的說法看看你認識幾種?

5. What normally happens is...

(一般情況下)

For example:

What normally happens is we start the meeting, and they join us when they can。

(一般情況下都是我們先開始會議,然後他們會在能來參加的時候再來)

6. In general...

7. Generally speaking...

(總的來說)

For example:

In general, it takes our supplier about 7 working

days to complete an order。

(總的來說,我們的供貨商要花費7個工作日來完成訂單)

8. On the whole...

9. By and large...

(大體上)

For example:

On the whole, I like my job。

(整體來說,我喜歡我的工作)

By and large, I thought his presentation was pretty good。

(大體上,我認為他的演講很出色)

“通常”別隻會說Usually!這9種別的說法看看你認識幾種?

學會不同的usually說法,豐富你的表達方式吧。堅持不懈,每天學一點,你的英語遲早能“地道如大佬”。

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