Ever vs never
理解语法是理解一门语言的关键。
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Ever vs never
Ever 用在否定句中，来表达一个怀疑或者进行提问。它与always反义:
Don't ever talk to me like that! 永远别那样跟我说话！
If you ever see him, tell him he still owes me money. 无论你什么时候看到他，请告知他还欠我钱呢。
Have you ever heard of Flint Westwood? 你曾经听说过弗林特-韦斯特伍德吗？
Never与ever含义近似，但是使用方式不同。Never意思是'从没'，在一个肯定结构中为否定义(为了避免双重否定)。Ever意思为'任何时候'，而不能在肯定句中使用。
I never want to see this boy in your bedroom again.
I don't ever want to see this boy in your bedroom again.
我不想再看到这个男孩出现在你卧室里。
I don't ever want to see this boy in your bedroom again.
我不想再看到这个男孩出现在你卧室里。
He has never seen a nose so big.
He hasn't ever seen a nose so big.
他从没见过这么大的一个鼻子。
He hasn't ever seen a nose so big.
他从没见过这么大的一个鼻子。
Ever 经常使用在最高级中，或者在only, first等限定形容词后使用:
Harold Warbuckle is the most demanding client I have ever met. 哈罗德-沃巴克是我见过的最挑剔的客户。
The first job I ever had was in a toothpaste factory. 我的第一份工作是在牙膏工厂。
练习 1
I don't want to see your ugly face again.
I don't ever want to see your ugly face again.
ever: 'Ever' is the best choice here. In a sentence which already carries negation, 'ever' is used as the affirmative equivalent of 'never' to express the idea of something which happens 'at no time' or 'on no occasion'
never: Using 'never' forms a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect.
always: 'Always' does not make sense in this construction. In English, 'always' is rarely used in negative constructions.
sometimes: 'Sometimes' does not make sense here. The construction 'I don't' is never followed by 'sometimes' to express frequency.
练习 2
Horatio has liked Kevin very much.
Horatio has never liked Kevin very much.
never: Because this sentence carries no negation, we must use the negative term 'never' to create a grammatically correct statement.
ever: Using 'ever' forms a grammatically incorrect sentence. In order to correctly express this thought in an affirmative construction, we must use a negative term.
练习 3
Icarus's mother advises him to leave home without a clean pair of underwear.
Icarus's mother advises him never to leave home without a clean pair of underwear.
never: Because this sentence carries no negation, we must use the negative term 'never' to create a grammatically correct statement.
ever: Using 'ever' forms a grammatically incorrect sentence. In an affirmative construction such as this one, we must use a negative term to correctly complete the sentence.
练习 4
Polly says that she hasn't told a lie, but we know better.
Polly says that she hasn't ever told a lie, but we know better.
ever: 'Ever' is the best choice here. Because this construction is negative ('hasn't' carries the negation), we must use the affirmative term 'ever' to complete the sentence correctly.
never: 'Hasn't' already carries the negation of this sentence. Using 'never' forms a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect.
always: 'Always' does not fit in this sentence. 'Hasn't' and 'always' cannot be used together to express frequency.
练习 5
Horatio doesn't wear protective gear in the laboratory.
Horatio doesn't ever wear protective gear in the laboratory.
ever: 'Ever' is the correct choice here because 'doesn't' carries the negation of the sentence. We must choose an affirmative word in this case.
never: To say Horatio 'doesn't never' forms a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect.
nothing: 'Nothing' does not make sense here.
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