hardly 是副詞,意思是 "幾乎不";hard 也可是副詞,意思是“努力地”:
hardly 位于句首時,句子要用倒裝:
hardly 常用于 hardly had...when 結構,翻譯為“剛…就…”,表示一件事緊接著一件事發(fā)生,與過去完成時連用。when 引導時間狀語從句時,主句一般用過去完成時,從句用一般過去時。hardly 置于句首時,助動詞 had 要放在主句的主語前。
Hardly had I arrive at the railway station when the train started. 我一到火車站,火車就開走了.
沒有 when 時,hardly 翻譯為“幾乎不”
Hardly had I believe what you said. 我?guī)缀醪幌嘈拍阏f的話.
句子中有 hardly 時,其反意疑問句的疑問部分應該用肯定形式:
He can hardly understand it, can he? 幾乎聽不懂,不是嗎?