根据不同的上下文,even now 可表达以下几种常见逻辑:
用于说明某状态从过去延续至今,带有“没想到现在还这样”的感慨。
Even now, I can still smell the coffee from her kitchen.(即便到现在,我仍能闻到她厨房里的咖啡香。)
The old tree is still standing even now, after all these storms.(经历了这么多场暴风雨,那棵老树现在依然矗立着。)
用于表达对“当前仍存在的行为/状态”的惊讶(通常预期“现在应该已经停止/改变”)。
She’s still waiting for him even now? That’s crazy!(她居然现在还在等他?太离谱了!)
Even now, he doesn’t realize how hurtful his words were.(直到现在,他还没意识到自己的话有多伤人。)
常与过去的情况呼应,强调“现在的状态和过去一样”(带有“始终如一”或“顽固”的意味)。
He hated spiders as a kid, and even now he can’t stand them.(他小时候就怕蜘蛛,现在依然受不了。)
We fought a lot back then, and even now we still disagree on almost everything.(我们以前总吵架,现在依然几乎每件事都意见不合。)
位置灵活:可置于句首、句中或句尾,但句首时强调语气更强。
句首:Even now, I can’t believe she’s gone.(即便现在,我仍不敢相信她走了。)
句中:I’m still thinking about that mistake even now.(我现在依然在想那个错误。)
句尾:She hasn’t apologized even now.(她到现在还没道歉。)
时态搭配:通常与现在时、现在进行时或现在完成时连用(因“now”指向当前),不与过去时搭配(除非语境特殊,但极少)。
现在时:Even now, he lies about his job.(现在他还在谎报自己的工作。)
现在进行时:They’re still arguing even now!(他们现在还在吵架!)
现在完成时:I haven’t received her letter even now.(到现在我还没收到她的信。)
even now vs. still:两者都表示“仍然”,但 even now 更强调“意外性”(没想到现在还这样),而“still”仅强调“持续”(无意外感)。
She’s still working.(她还在工作。)→ 客观描述持续状态。
She’s working even now!(她居然现在还在工作!)→ 惊讶于“现在还在工作”(比如已经很晚了)。
通过以上例子和分析,相信你已经能灵活运用这个短语啦! 😊