課本中不會(huì)教你的[B]133　by and by，by the by，by and large和gradually

133　by and by，by the by，by and large和gradually

① by and by表示“沒(méi)多久，一會(huì)兒之后”，相當(dāng)于soon或after a while。

By and by the school year will be over. 不多久這個(gè)學(xué)年就要結(jié)束了。

He'll be back by and by. 他一會(huì)兒就會(huì)回來(lái)了。

② by the by表示“順便說(shuō)到”，相當(dāng)于incidentally，by the way。

By the by，what happened to the boy？順便問(wèn)一下，那個(gè)男孩后來(lái)怎樣了？

③ by and large表示“大體上，基本上”。

By and large，the plan is practicable. 這個(gè)方案大體上可行。

④ gradually表示“漸漸地”，相當(dāng)于slowly或little by little。

The baby is gradually learning to walk. 那個(gè)嬰兒漸漸地開(kāi)始學(xué)走路。