大學(xué)英語(yǔ)相似詞辨析(10):also,too

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also,too   這兩個(gè)詞都是副詞,又都表示“也是”的意思,但在修辭意味和使用場(chǎng)合上有所不同。它們的區(qū)別如下:
    (一)一般說(shuō)來(lái),also用于比較正式(formal)的場(chǎng)合,語(yǔ)氣比too莊重; too是慣熟(familiar)的用語(yǔ),使用范圍較廣。
    (二)also在句中的位置要緊靠動(dòng)詞; too在句中的位置比較靈活,有時(shí)插入句中,前后用逗號(hào)分開,有時(shí)放在句末。
    (三)too只能用在肯定句中,不可用于否定句內(nèi)。在否定句中,只能用either;also則可以用在否定句中。
    下面請(qǐng)看例句:   The Hong Kong Chief Executive also heads the university as Chancellor.
    香港行政長(zhǎng)官也以(大學(xué))校監(jiān)身份領(lǐng)導(dǎo)大學(xué)。
    Reading books is learning,but application is also learning and the more important form of learning.
    讀書是學(xué)習(xí),買踐也是學(xué)習(xí),而且是更重要的學(xué)習(xí)。
    We have not heard such a thing.Also,we have never seen such a scene.
    我們沒有聽見過(guò)這種事情,我們也從來(lái)沒有見過(guò)這種場(chǎng)面。
    請(qǐng)注意,一般說(shuō)來(lái),also在句中的位置應(yīng)緊靠動(dòng)詞,但有時(shí)為了強(qiáng)調(diào)其意,也可以將它放在句首或句末。
    Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.
    這里也一樣,應(yīng)當(dāng)在冒號(hào)之后加破折號(hào)。
    Mary,too,can play the piano.
    瑪麗也會(huì)彈鋼琴。
    Could you speak Japanese?—Yes,and Spanish too.
    您會(huì)說(shuō)日語(yǔ)嗎?——會(huì)的,還會(huì)說(shuō)西班牙語(yǔ)哩。
    Also雖然和too同義,但前者大都用于書面語(yǔ),后者大都用于口語(yǔ)。例:
    The lady washed the children and also gave them dinner.(書面語(yǔ))
    The lady washed the children and gave them dinner too.(口語(yǔ))
    在口語(yǔ)中,too還可以用 as well代替。
    有時(shí)候,also在句中的位置不同,句子的涵義也會(huì)跟著變化。例:
    John is also concerned in this matter.(1)
    John also is concerned in this matter.(2)
    John is concerned in this matter also.(3)
    (1)句的涵義是:John is concerned in this matter as well as that one.
    (2)句的涵義是:John is concerned in this matter,just as somebody else is.
    (3)句的涵義是:This matter is the last of many that have been mentioned.