🔑al·readyBrE/ɔːlˈredi/NAmE/ɔːlˈredi/adverb🔑beforenoworbeforeaparticulartimeinthepast已经;早已◆'Lunch?''Nothanks, I'vealreadyeaten.'“午餐?” “不,谢谢,我已吃过了。”◆WegotthereearlybutMikehadalreadyleft. 我们提早到了那里,但是迈克已经离开了。already / just / yet
Already and yet are usually used with the present perfect tense, but in NAmE they can also be used with the simple past tense. * already 和 yet 通常与现在完成时连用,但在美式英语中还可与简单过去时连用:◆I already did it.我已经完成了。◆Did you eat yet?你吃饭了吗?
However, this is much more common in spoken than in written English and some Americans do not consider it acceptable, even in speech. The present perfect is more common in NAmE and almost always used in BrE.不过,此用法多见于口语,而且有些美国人认为,即使在口语中此用法也不可取。在美式英语中较常用现在完成时,在英式英语中则几乎总是用现在完成时表示:◆I've already done it.我已经完成了。◆Have you eaten yet?你吃饭了吗?
Just is mostly used with the perfect tenses in BrE and with the simple past in NAmE. * just 在英式英语中多与完成时连用,在美式英语中则多与一般过去时连用:◆(BrE) I've just had some bad news.◆(NAmE) I just got some bad news.我刚得到个坏消息。