w;!YP862@1&|.xL^];LZ9Ph&)yBTnq]W3eHave you ever noticed the number of times that a native English speaker uses the word "ever"?
&TE_U]d+2J你有没有注意到一个以英语为母语的人用了多少次“ever”这个词?
*hVy;%5eQ+N9N]yENAEver is an adverb that we Americans say a lot.
Rntcf44t|5_V_awq8Ever是一个我们美国人常说的副词.di;D8.e_h2GEh@%d。
vm(o)|_!uxu^Here's today's question, from Zanoni in Venezuela:
39AenEiQBn今天的问题来自委内瑞拉的Zanoni：
cfTJG~~]4Og_K0T-Hello. I would like to get some tips about the right usage of the adverb "ever." Thanks in advance. - Zanoni, Venezuela
5ZN8*5lbIE@.!rc你好，我想要一些关于副词“ever”正确用法的建议，提前表示感谢Ndahvt|xkD@ha。
1VD!Bv%6LXPUxKhCq%JeHello, Zanoni!
^pxp8w7yI4zkGgV]2~DZanoni你好！
wdc;vOnfdB5,~Bo((uThere are many ways to use the word "ever," but some of them are very formal, less modern, or more common in British English.
xxWR-+s^=0pUG“ever”的用法有很多种，但其中一些很正式，不那么现代化，或者在英式英语中更常见usZ(zY3s|4(AlRlz=)。
&D(A~4Oi9M,J]*ySo it might help more if I tell you how Americans most often use the word.
a^T*DN!&zW|Y所以，如果我告诉你美国人最常用的单词是什么，可能会更有帮助67;z3vTGd[Q=l.U0。
Chi|6SX0m=h)-!There are a few ways we use it.
!g3_3VZFpGsYjoDP!V下面是我们用它的几种方式yc!vgQ&Cn8]j|E。
X!GB[#w9Tr[A07C29e!The first way means "at any time."
Do|iHkWc2x1ZeHh6第一种表示“在任何时候”4CY6*yM2pj|Ki。
Oe1=6A5b+7k9*For this meaning, we often use it in question form:
Lc^%T6G&8-**9u5eVSs对于这个含义，我们经常用在疑问句中：
OxcTJ7Z%eNT~ZELzJHave you ever visited Zanzibar?
mR20FaDJpfi你去过桑格巴尔岛吗？
]&65FPalzp)97PNR6Do you ever wonder how you will look in 10 years?
Zr%!Ap]+)g9你有没有想过自己10年后会是什么样子?
(1--5AKeW.EWhat is the best film you have ever seen?
9KhWhm);NUY4.P;)你看过最好的电影是什么?
7;U7_Patfp6f#Rot(1LNote that the third example uses the superlative adjective "best."
)IYJn@J_~zZ注意第三个例子使用了形容词的最高级“best”UR6*yB55nGsvyMr__。
wz+o64RksXzcuXGjY9uWe can also use "ever" in statements, such as when you are describing something with a superlative or comparative adjective.
R0d-_X*ScMFI3y*8我们还可以在陈述句中使用ever，比如当你用形容词最高级或比较级来描述某事时uQAi64jumf-E&P。
Fr%j!;NED*jLi*jThe Ring is the best horror film I've ever seen.
1dkY1_[MxzO^n《午夜凶铃》是我看过的最好的恐怖片_CKtHPQ4,2B。
n#493%6PpJDIbVvu4The cost of living is higher than it has ever been.
HnaHg2aOBZAYAX生活费用比以往任何时候都高tuDYYaf|figJFvE.。
D&Jn_fNBSbMuH|xIn negative statements, we can use the term "not ever" to mean "not at any time."
EV53]7cFH]=msT%&Ftay在否定句中，我们可以用“not ever”来表示“任何时候都不要”abaNWDasadrb。
X)i(CMvz.p+Uu|LABut "never" is much more common.
8,13lsW6fiy否定句中“never”更常见_F.vjYFzVVS]kdnZ。
Q,3Gg],@my@MsListen to the following sentences that have the same meaning:
;o5yxcwxfR~]W=0听下面具有相同含义的句子:
l~annqel9BUHe doesn't ever let his mother finish speaking.
53t2qyzXK&bZD_Qg*~s他从不让他妈妈把话说完F)oPC29Nti~。
HCw%#L7_3~#He never lets his mother finish speaking.
#d90LH*bu.他从不让他妈妈把话说完uwM[w,0aEJ^fhXzu1。
*]H5Zox(^[kQT^WM(DvBut with negative words, like "nobody," "no one," "rarely" and "hardly," we use "ever" instead of "never."
mI4w0Lkl=jc#aU([.mY^但是对于否定词，比如“nobody”、“no one”、“rarely”和“hardly”，我们会用“ever”而不是“never”HF6&bH*kbhD]。
.B&%eyTR%O-Let's listen:
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KbKvoJ*at2J4StRMWq+No one here ever cleans up after themselves.
LE+!o%@kvR7这里没人会自己打扫卫生*oEXUD*%;xQcOuM,u!G。
@Qs8fghJh~M[akD&Lx1cI rarely ever carry money with me.
--gYWAauG8ddzksQB]*我很少随身带钱&s2uflFwZxoNW#rwmeh。
EYsYheqPfCG0Americans also use "ever" in the expression "ever since."
X(0e,EU6R(F]gb美国人还在表达“ever since”时使用“ever”L(vgi;fNZVDL。
9.MMX-r=0RKoaIt means "continually or often from a past time until now," which is similar to the meaning of "since."
yH#mR;kbSq它的意思是“持续地或经常地从过去的时间直到现在”，与“自从”的意思相似F|j!CQG)=0。
H^VX;5&|QyTL~OUyf.But using "ever" adds strength to the statement.
lx76UX4-)WlSj8t但是使用“ever”可以增强陈述的力量YA,1Pfjh5PxmMN)s。
5y#16iTQ.oqxDq|ZX3^xEver since I started stretching, my back has felt much better.
)sPMOo&VS#Z8NZc&z@自从我开始做伸展运动，我的背感觉好多了t-t)[NQsjdifm。
Y0jiAf,eh#M;T=NlJ_8You can also say it like this, with the same meaning:
K].SFZ%rfNd+你也可以这样说，意思是一样的:
wcdMas#+-!M)u(ym=SMy back has felt much better ever since I started stretching.
*SGsxqUN-(GSlS&*#eR自从我开始做伸展运动后，我的背感觉好多了+X@+t,dK3#,pwMfY]J。
9yp;#dw705+;XAqb!And that's Ask a Teacher.
YV)kua+g,W以上就是今天名师答疑的全部内容kyJ*6_8iamF-fiX0L。
PzD4ZA&+&_4]&1I'm Alice Bryant.
mqZ4rDZhY0rSqqvU我是爱丽丝·布莱恩特ncY7b5CXkgO#))iyW。
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