英语词序对语意的影响例说
alone
Tom alone is coming. 只有汤姆要来。
Tom is coming alone. 汤姆将一个人来。
only
Only I kissed her last night. 昨晚只有我吻了她(即别人没吻她)。
I only kissed her last night. 昨晚我只是吻了她(即没干别的事)。
I kissed only her last night. 昨晚我吻的只有她(即没吻过别人)。
I kissed her only last night / last night only. 我只是在昨晚才吻了她(即其它时候未吻过)。
clearly
Clearly he didn’t say so. 显然他没有这样说。
He didn’t say so clearly. 他说得没有那么清楚。
before long / long before
Before long he got married. 不久他就结婚了。
That had happened long before. 那事老早就发生了。
for long / long for
We won’t stay for long. 我们不会久住。
He longs for friendship. 他渴望友谊。