| 時を表す副詞（句） | 下線語の 発音 |
訳 | 解説など | ||
| sometimes | 時々 | ||||
| often | しばしば | ||||
| usually | たいてい、普通 | ||||
| always | いつも | ||||
| at once =right now =right away |
すぐに | ||||
| suddenly | 突然 | ||||
| early in the evening | 夕方早く | ||||
| late in the evening | 夕方遅く | ||||
| in the twilight ≒at twilight |
ﾄｩﾜｲらｲﾄｩ | （日の出前・日没後の） たそがれ時に |
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| from dusk to dawn | 夕暮れから夜明けまで | ||||
| at dawn | ﾄﾞｰﾝﾇ | 明け方に | |||
| at dusk | ﾀﾞｽｸｩ | 夕暮れに | |||
| before dawn | 夜明け前に | ||||
| before dusk | 日が暮れないうちに | ||||
| all day =all day long |
一日中 | ||||
| all year around =all the year around |
一年中 | ||||
| for the first time in twelve years | 12年ぶりに （←12年で初めて） |
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| ever afterward | ｱふﾀ・ﾜｰﾄﾞｩ | それ以降ずっと | |||
| soon afterward =shortly afterward =shortly after that |
その後まもなく | ||||
| two weeks afterward =two weeks later =two weeks after that |
2週間後に | ||||
| long afterward ×long later |
ずっと後に | ||||
| subsequently | ｻﾌﾞｯｽｨｸｴﾝﾄｩりｨ | 後で | subsequently to her death=彼女の死後 | ||
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| 間接話法と直接話法における 時の表し方の違い |
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| 間接話法： Aが・・・・・・と言いました。 |
直接話法: Aが言いました。「・・・・・」 |
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| then | その時 | now | 今 | ||
| that day | その日 | today | 今日 | ||
| the day before =the previous day |
その前の日 | yesterday | 昨日 | ||
| the night before =the previous night |
その前の夜 | last night | 昨夜 | ||
| before | （過去のある時点より）前 | ago | （今より）前 | ||
| three days before | その3日前 | three days ago | 3日前 | ||
| (the) next day =the following day |
その次の日 | tomorrow | 明日 | ||
| (the) next week =the following week |
その次の週 | next week | 来週 | ||
