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此處只討論”才”字的副詞用法．請先比較觀察以下各例句用哪些特別的句型，片語或語氣?肀磉_”才”字． * c2 a2 N8 F8 H% r7 V: ^ 1. (= a moment ago; just)：你怎麼才?砭鸵?撸俊?ou’ve only just come. Why do you want to leave so soon? /他才回到家裡，湯姆就?碚宜?耍??e had just got home when Tom came looking for him. 2. (= not until; 前面加“時間詞”)： 他九點鐘才?恚??砹耍??e didn’t come until 9 o’clock. That was too late. /大風到晚上才止住了．The gale didn’t stop until evening. /他走了兩個鐘頭才走到．It took him two hours to get there. /你為什麼這會兒才說呢？　How come you didn’t say anything until now? ; E/ B. ]9 y; @/ J$ K3. (= not unless; not until; then and only then; for no other reason)： 他吃了三碗麵才飽．　He wasn’t full until he had eaten three bowls. /經他解釋之後，我才明白是怎麼回事．　I didn’t understand what was going on until he explained it to me. /他說行才行．It’s O.K. only if he says so. /只有靠群眾，才能把工作做好．Only by relying on the people can we do our work well. /正因為我們有困難，才派我們去．　We were sent precisely because there were problems there. ( ?1 V2 g8 h+ r& y" N! m7 s4. (= only;後面跟“數詞”)： 現在才八點鐘，還早著呢． It’s only $ v u$ R s9 x+ G* R. a8 o’clock, so there’s still plenty of time. /才五塊錢嗎？真便宜．　Only five dollars? That’s really cheap. /這孩子才五歲，已經認得不少字了．　The child is only five, and he already knows quite a few characters. 0 s2 X; v; {: F: j- k% N u1 w * E# C, i. }: O4 M3 s5. (= actually; really; 用於肯定或衝突，?娬{“才“字之前的詞，通常句尾用”呢“字作語助詞)：這才好呢! 　Now this is really good! /你以為他傻嗎? 他才不傻呢! You think he is stupid? Not him! /我才懶得管呢! I can’t be bothered! 或 I couldn’t care less. /你才是撒 謊! You are the one who’s lying. /他要是不知道才怪呢!I’d be really surprised if he didn’t know. 8 H& w% L' ~' c; e) O 6. （表示事情在前不久發生；剛才）：The performance has just started.?目才開始．Why leave so soon?怎麼，才?砭鸵?撸? $ \) J, Y' v/ K* X, ?! j7. （表示事情發生或結束得晚）：He left New York only yesterday.他昨天才離開紐約． $ `, j7 L" U9 G) S) K 8. （表示只有在某種條件下或由於某種原因、目的，然後怎麼樣，前面常有“只有、必須、因為、由於”等配合）：非等起重機?砹瞬拍苎b邌幔縈ust we wait till the crane arrives before we start loading.只有肯努力，才能得到好成績．Only you study hard can you get good results. + g1 r" ?, _4 _) L( _- q 9. （對比起?肀硎緮盗啃。?螖瞪伲?芰Σ宓鹊龋粌H僅）：1949年以前中國剛年產量最高才90多萬?．Before 1949, China’s highest annual output of steel was only just over 900,000 tons.當時他才五歲．He was only five years old then. 5 ?8 D# A% C' C& K6 \10. （表示?娬{所說的事，句尾常用“呢”字）：麥子長的才好呢！The wheat is coming along fine.他要是不知道才怪呢！It would be really strange if he didn’t know.屋子裡不熱外面才熱呢！It is not hot in the house, nut it’s really hot outside. 1 R H6 j& j; R" O0 a) y9 u5 m6 a 請注意! 在英文中這個“才”字不一定是非要用”某個單字”?肀磉_不可；它可以用一些特別的句型，片語或語氣?肀磉_．所以，學會用這些特別的句型，片語或語氣?肀磉_是很重要的． & Z: w* J R0 l' M* D 4 Z% A- K4 m4 J: _1 h 3 m7 b& D( R" o

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