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一分鐘英語
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單詞 while 的五個常見用法
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內容簡介
單詞 “while” 既可以作連詞，也可以作名詞使用。作連詞時，“while” 有 “在…的時候”、“但是” 和 “雖然” 的意思；作名詞時，它可以指 “一小段時間”。看視頻，跟主持人 Sam 學習單詞 “while” 的五個常見用法。
用法總結
1 “While” 作連詞時，可以表示 “在…的時候，與…同時”。注意，“while” 可以放在句首使用，也可以在句中使用，但后者的句子中不使用逗號。
While we were sleeping, it snowed!?
It snowed while we were sleeping!
While he was cooking, a parcel arrived.
A parcel arrived while he was cooking.
2 “While” 作連詞時，可以表示 “但是，然而”。
One of the twins is shy, while the other is outgoing.
It took me an hour to solve this maths problem, while it took her only five minutes!
3 “While” 和 “whilst” 作連詞時，可以表示 “雖然，盡管”，這是一個相對正式的用法，相當于 “although”。
While I know that sugar is bad for me, I can never say no to dessert!
While I understand that is your opinion, I'm afraid I do not agree.
4 “While” 作名詞時，指 “一會兒，一段時間”。
It's been a while since we talked.
Are you looking for Jessica? I saw her a short while ago.?
5 表達 “worth your while” 的意思是 “值得你下功夫去做，對你有幫助”。
Even though we only had a short while together, we hope this lesson was worth your while.
Check out this article about how to keep a healthy diet – I promise it will be worth your while.
