5. 几个特殊副词的用法：

　　(1) enough, too,

　　(A) enough放在所修饰的形容词和副词后面; too放在形容词和副词前面。

　　She's old enough to do some work.

　　She's too old to do any work.

　　(B) too...to + 动词"太…而不能", enough to + 动词"足够可以"(= so...that)

　　I am too poor to afford such extravagance.

　　= I am so poor that I cannot afford such extravagance.

　　You are rich enough to keep a maid.

　　= You are so rich that you can keep a maid.

　　(2) very, much,

　　(A) very修饰形容词，副词； much (或very much)修饰动词。

　　He spoke very carefully.

　　It is much talked about these days.

　　(B) Very修饰原级形容词及副词；much修饰比较级，最高级的形容词及副词。

　　our work is very good.

　　This is much better.

　　This is much (by far) the best.

　　(3) already, yet, still,

　　(A) Already用于肯定句，作"已经"解； yet用于否定句，作"还"解，用于疑问句作"已经"解。

　　I already like him. (= I have by this time come to like him.)

　　He can't drive yet. (= He can't drive up to this time.)

　　注：Already用在疑问句或否定句时，表惊讶。

　　Have you already seen him? (= That was quick.)

　　(B) Still表动作或状态的持续，作"仍然"解。

　　I still like him. (= I continue to like him.)

　　注：Still放在动词前后，有时句意不同。

　　He is still standing. (continue to stand)

　　He is standing still. (= standing motionless)

　　(4)only和 also常随句中位置的变动，句意和语气也会改变。

　　Only John phoned Mary today.

　　John phoned only Mary today.

　　John phoned Mary only today (today only).

　　(5) just, merely, purely, simply等字放在所修饰的词语之前； alone则放在其后。

　　You can get a B grade just (merely, purely, simply) for that answer.

　　You can get a B grade for that answer alone.

　　6.副词应注意的事项：

　　(1) 有些字可当形容词又可当副词, 例如: early; past; half; long; straight; fast; hard; quick; deep; slow; pretty; awful; wrong; right; high; late; hourly; early; weekly; etc.

　　We had an early breakfast. (形容词)

　　We went by a fast train. (形容词)

　　We had breakfast early. (副词)

　　Don't speak so fast. (副词)

　　(2) above; then; after; up; down; away; home等地方或时间副词亦可作形容词。

　　The above statement (= the statement which is above)

　　(3) 有些形容词变为副词, 可在字尾加ly, 也可以不加, 不过在字义上不同。

　　(A) easy"安适地"; easily"容易地";

　　Stand easy!

　　He's not easily satisfied.

　　(B) clear ( = completely"完全地"; clearly"显然地")

　　The bullet went clear through the door.

　　The thieves got clearly away.

　　(C) high"高"; highly"很; 非常"

　　The birds are flying high.

　　He was highly praised for his work.

　　(D) Slow和slowly当副词时同义, 但slow比slowly语气强.

　　I told the driver to go slow(er).

　　Drive slowly round these bends in the road.

　　(E) hard"辛苦地"; hardly"几乎不"

　　He works hard. (= He is a hard worker.)

　　He hardly does anything nowadays. (= He does very little nowadays.)

　　(F) just"刚才; 仅"; justly"公正地"

　　I've just seen him.

　　He was justly punished.

　　(G) late"迟"; lately (= recently)"最近地"

　　He went to bed late.

　　I haven't seen Mr. Green lately.

　　(H) Pretty (= fairly, moderately)"十分, 颇"; prettily (= in a pretty way, attractively)"漂亮地"

　　The situation seems pretty hopeless.

　　She was prettily dressed.

　　(I) near"接近地"; nearly"几乎"

　　The time for the examination is drawing near.

　　I nearly missed my train.

　　注：formally和formerly是分别由形容词formal"正式的"， former"以前的"加ly形成的副词。