weekday与weekend的用法与搭配.doc

Weekday与weekend的用法与搭配一、weekday的用法与搭配1. weekday指“周日”，在5天工作制的国家，指星期一至星期五；在6天工作制的国家，指星期一至星期六，与weekend（周末）相对，为可数名词。如：Weekdays are always busy here. 这里除周末外每天都很忙。My weekend was boringI just floated about (the house) or watched TV. 我的周末过得很无聊只是在屋子里转转或者看看电视。 2. 表示在周日，英语通常用on weekdays。如：Im busy on weekdays. 我除星期天外都很忙。The library is open on weekdays only. 这个图书馆星期一至星期六都开放。在美国英语中可省略其前的介词，即把weekdays用作副词。如：Jane works weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 除星期天外简每天从上午10点工作到下午6点。注意，表示在周末，英语可用at on weekends或at on the weekend等，但表示在周日，英语通常只用on weekdays，习惯上不用at weekdays, at the weekday等。二、weekend的用法与搭配1. weekend指“周末”，在5天工作制的国家，指星期六和星期日；在6天工作制的国家，指星期日，与weekday（周日）相对，为可数名词。如：We must go and have a weekend there. 我们应当到那里度周末。We spend alternate weekends at our country cottage. 我们每隔一周到我们的乡间住宅过一次周末。2. 表示“在周末”，英语可用 at on the weekend或at on weekends（用介词 at 为英国英语，用 on 为美国英语），但习惯上不说 in the weekend 或 in weekends。如：We usually do our shopping at the weekend. 我们通常利用周末采购物品。They like to go ballooning on the weekend. 他们周末喜欢乘气球玩。Traffic on the roads is heaviest at weekends. 周末的交通最为繁忙。The library is closed on weekends. 周末图书馆关门。在美国英语中可省略其前的介词，即把weekends用作副词。如：He works weekends. 他周末工作。I go yachting most weekends in the summer. 在夏天，我大多数周末都乘快艇游玩。若不是表示“在周末”，则可根据情况与其他介词搭配。如：The weather ought to improve after the weekend. 过了周末天气应当好起来。Tom is always going away for weekends. 汤姆每个周末总是外出。Why dont you and I go away for the weekend? 咱们俩何不到外地去度周末呢? The weather is stormy and will remain so over the weekend. 今天是暴风雨天气，整个周末都会是这样。Could you oblige me with five pounds until the weekend? 能借我5英镑吗，周末还你?3. 当weekend与this, that, last, next, every等搭配时，其前不用介词at或on。如：We are expecting guests this weekend. 我们本周末要来客人。Accidents due to driving at high speed were very common that weekend. 在那个周末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多。Tomorrows difficult. Id rather yon came next weekend. 明天有困难，我希望你下周末来。Peggy was pretty rude