ALWAYS OFTEN

always
al-=all全，都；way方式，方法；道路
[5C:lweIz]
adv
总是
He always comes late
他总是迟到。
永远
I shall always remember my first day at school.
我将永远记住我上学的第一天。

often
oft“常常”的异体字
[5Rf(E)n; (?@) 5C:fn]
adv
多次； 时常
How often do you go there?
你多久去那里一次？
How often you have been abroad? No often, only twice.
你出国几次了？不多，只出去过两次。
经常；通常
Children often dislike homework.
孩子们通常都不喜欢家庭作业。
He often does this.'
它经常干这种事。'

1. always 是语气强调的词, 偏重于"永远","在一切时
候","没有例外". 用它来表示"时常"是错误的!,
always, 语气最强, 一般位于谓语动词之前, 位于
be, 助动词和情态动词之后, 例如:
You can always rely on him to think of a way
out.(你可以依靠他,他永远有办法)

Our policy can be summed up in these homely
words "Always walk on two legs."(我们的政策,
可以用这句通俗的话来概括:"永远用两条腿走路."

Always 绝对不可以放在句末, 而often 则可以,
试比较:
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