Age is naturally a factor—only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who've perhaps had the same home number for 50 years. (2021全国乙卷;阅读理解Text B·人与社会)
年龄自然是一个因素——只有58%的Y世代仍然偶尔使用座机,相比之下,在婴儿潮一代中,84%的人可能已经用同一个家庭号码50年了。
结构解码
语法链接 频率副词
1.短语now and then在本句中用作副词,意为“偶尔”,与其形似的短语为every now and then。两个短语所表达的频率不同,要注意区分:
(1)now and then用于表达出现频率低的、偶尔发生的事情。比如:Now and then he goes shopping.他偶尔去购物。
(2)every now and then意为“时常”,用于表达发生频率高的、经常发生的事情。比如:Every now and then he regretted his decision.他时常后悔自己做的决定。
2.常见的频率副词还有:
usually 通常 often 经常 sometimes 有时
always 总是 hardly 几乎不 frequently 频繁地
constantly 经常地 never 从不 seldom 很少
核心词
naturally adv. 自然地
generation n. [C]一代(人)
landline n. [C](电话的)固定线路
compared to 与……相比