課本中不會教你的[A]46、already和all ready

46　already和all ready

① already是表示時間的副詞，意為“已經(jīng)”，所在句中的謂語動詞常用完成時。already可置于句中或句尾，偶爾也可放在句首。

They have already arrived. 他們已經(jīng)到了。

The postman has already been here. 郵遞員已經(jīng)來過了。

It's ten o'clock already. 已經(jīng)10點鐘了。

Already the moon is rising. 月亮已經(jīng)升起了。

② all ready是兩個詞，為形容詞短語，意為“完全準備好的”，副詞all修飾形容詞ready。

The letters are all ready for post. 信件都已準備好郵寄。

Are you all ready?你們都準備好了嗎?

We are all ready to go on the trip. 我們都已完全準備好了去旅行。