英语里有一些表示地点和时间的副词,它们常用来替代表示地点和时间的副词词组,从而使句子变得更加简洁有力。这些副词和纯粹的替代词不同,在学习时我们稍加注意即可。
We have got to the top of the hill at last. Here we will have a bird's-eye view of the whole city. 我们最后到达了山顶,在山顶上我们可以鸟瞰全城。(Here=At the top of the hill)
-Let's meet in Beijing. 咱们在北京见面吧。
-OK, see you there. 好吧,在那儿见。(there=in Beijing)
-I started military service in 1964. 我在1964年开始服兵役。
-How old are you then? 那个时候你多大年纪?(then=in 1964)
John saw Mary on Sunday morning. He told her then that Peter was leaving for New York. 约翰星期天看见了玛丽,当时他告诉玛丽,彼得要去纽约。