时间副词在句中的位置: (1) 表确定时间的副词(如today, yesterday等)通常位于句末,强调时可以放在句首,但不位于句中: He went home yesterday. / Yesterday he went home. 他昨天回家了。 而那些表示非确定时间的副词(如 soon, recently, suddenly等)除可用于句末或句首外,还可位于句中(通常位于实意动词之前,动词be、助动词、情态动词之后): He went to Paris recently. / He recently went to Paris. / Recently he went to Paris. 最近他去了巴黎。
(2)如果句子中有两个或两个以上的时间副词,一般小时间在前,大时间在后。例如: An earthquake took place in the downtown at around 8 p. m. last night. 昨晚大概8点市中心发生了地震。
(3) still, already, just 等几个表示时间的副词通常位于句中(实意动词之前,动词be、助动词、情态动词之后): He’s just left for school. 他刚刚去学校。 I have already finished my work. 我已经做完了工作。 当要表示强调时,still和already也可位于动词be、助动词等之前: She was still [still was] beautiful at the age of forty. 她到了40岁仍然很美。 I already have told him about it. 我已经把情况告诉他了。 still若用于否定句,则总是位于助动词之前: I still don’t understand what you mean. 我还是不明白你的意思。 另外,still 和already 还可位于句末,表示惊奇: Are you on page one still? 你还在看第1页? Is your mother back already? 你妈妈就已经回来了?