1.程度副词:常见的有much, (a)little, a bit, very, so, too, enough, quite, rather, pretty, fairly, extremely, considerably, entirely, greatly, completely, awfully, terribly, definitely, perfectly, amazingly, deeply, immensely, barely, almost, hardly, scarcely, partly, half, slightly, not at all等。这类副词多数都用来修饰形容词(a)或副词(b):
a.His pronunciation is very (quite,rather,pretty,fairly) good.
他的发音非常好。
He has been extremely (awfully,terribly) busy these days.
他最近特别的忙。
b.She sings quite (pretty,extremely,not at a11) well.
他唱歌唱得很好。
He works terribly (awfully,quite,very) hard.
有些可修饰动词:
Thank you very much.
非常谢谢你。
I can hardly agree with you.
我不同意你的意思。
2.疑问副词:常见的有how,where,when,why等,都用来引起特殊问句:
How are you doing at school?
你在学校情况怎样?
Where shall we stay for the night?
今晚我们在哪儿过夜?
When shall we meet again?
我们什么时候再见面?
Why are you so worried?
你为什么这样发愁?
how还可与许多其他词一起用,如:
How long have you been there?
你在那里待了多久?
How soon is she coming back?
她多久能回来?
How often do you meet?
你们多久见一次面?
3.连接副词:疑问副词可用来引起从句,这时称为连接副词。在句中可引起:
1)主语从句:
When she'll be back depends on the weather.
她什么时候回来得看天气。
It was a mystery how she got well so soon.
她如何痊愈得这样快是一个谜。
2)宾语从句:
They didn't say where they were to stay.
他们没说要在哪里住。
Nobody can tell why he refused to come.
没人知道他为什么拒绝来。
3)表词从句:
That was how they overcame the difficulty.
他们就是这样克服困难的。
That's why I don't agree with you.
因此我不能同意你的意见。