Still
and yet
Any more /
any longer
/ no
longer
(a)
Still
и yet
Мы употребляем
still,
чтобы сказать, что ситуация или действие все еще продолжаются.
Обычно still
стоит
в середине предложения рядом с глаголом:
-
It's 10 o'clock and Tom is still
in bed.
-
`Have you given up smoking?' `No, I still
smoke.'
-
Are you still
living in the
same house or have you moved?
-
When I went to bed, Ann was still
working.
-
Do you still
want to go to
the party or have you changed your mind?
Мы употребляем
yet,
если мы спрашиваем, случилось ли
что-то или говорим, что что-то не произошло.
Мы употребляем
yet
главным образом в вопросах и отрицаниях.
Yet
обычно стоит в конце предложения
-
I'm hungry. Is dinner ready yet?
-
Have you finished writing that letter yet?
-
It's 10 o'clock and Tom hasn't got up yet.
(или
... isn't up yet.)
-
We don't know where we're going for our holidays yet.
Часто мы используем
yet
с present perfect
(`Have
you finished
writing that letter
yet?').
Теперь сравните
still
и
yet
в следующих предложениях:
-
Jack lost his job a year ago and he is
still unemployed.
Jack
lost his job a year ago and hasn't
found another job yet.
-
Is
it still
raining?
Has
it
stopped raining
yet?
Still
также можно употреблять в
отрицательных
предложениях:
-
He said he would be here an hour ago and he still
hasn't
come.
Значение такое же
как и `he hasn't
come yet'.
Однако, конструкция
still
... not указывает на
более сильное
чувство удивления (раздражения).
Сравните:
-
She hasn't
written to me yet.
(но 'I expect she
will write soon')
-
She still
hasn't
written to me. (she
should have written before now)
(b)
Мы употребляем
not
... any more,
и not
... any longer no longer,
чтобы сказать, что ситуация изменилась
Any
more и
any longer стоят
в конце предложения:
-
Mr Davies doesn't work here any
more (или any
longer).
He
left about
six months ago.
-
We were good friend once but we aren't friends any
more (или any
longer).
No
longer стоит в середине
предложения
-
We are no
longer friends.
-
She no
longer loves him.
Обычно мы не
употребляем no
more следующим
образом:
-
He is no
longer a student. (но
не `He is no more a student')
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