“通常”别只会说Usually,这9种别的说法看看你
在语言表达中,如果你一直用一个词来表达一个意思,
而不是以别近义词替换,你得话听起来就很有重复感,
容易让人觉得无聊。或者像蓝酱这样,
让华生觉得它水平有限,或是词汇量不足。
所以,拓展词汇量,学习更多不同得表达方式,
对你练就一口地道英语就显得很重要。
今天,华生就来跟你说说“通常”除了
“usually”之外得9种说法,
看看能不能使你得英语表达有所提高吧。
1. Ninety percent of the time...
(八成时间)
2. Nine times out of ten...
(十有八九)
For example:
Ninety percent of the time, I make it to work on time.
(我八成时间都准时上班)
Nine times out of ten, I take the same bus to get there.
(十有八九我会坐同一辆公交车去那里)
3. More often than not...
(多数情况下)
For example:
More often than not, I go to the gym before work.
(多数情况下,我会在上班前去健身房)
4. As a rule (of thumb)...
(按惯例)
For example:
As a rule I don’t eat fast food,
but since it’s your birthday….
(按惯例我不吃快餐得,不过既然今天是你生日……)
5. What normally happens is...
(一般情况下)
For example:
What normally happens is we start the meeting, and they join us when they can.
(一般情况下都是我们先开始会议,然后他们会在能来参加得时候再来)
6. In general...
7. Generally speaking...
(总得来说)
For example:
In general, it takes our supplier about 7 working
days to complete an order.
(总得来说,我们得供货商要花费7个工作日来完成订单)
8. On the whole...
9. By and large...
(大体上)
For example:
On the whole, I like my job.
(整体来说,我喜欢我得工作)
By and large, I thought his presentation was pretty good.
(大体上,我认为他得演讲很出色)
学会不同得usually说法,丰富你得表达方式吧。坚持不懈,每天学一点,你得英语迟早能“地道如大佬”。