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== Dialog == | == Dialog == | ||
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都是和时间表达有关系的副词，用在动词前面。但是表达的感情色彩不一样。
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才
才”表示说话者认为动作发生的时间很长，有时候可以表示“焦急、不耐烦、生气”等感情。
Structure
才 + Verb
Examples
- 我 等 了 两 个 小时 才 买 到 票。
- 他 迟到 了 半 个 小时 才 来。
就
“就”是表示说话者认为动作发生的时间很短，有时候可以表示“惊喜、意外、惋惜”等感情。
Structure
就 + Verb
Examples
- 你们 这么 早 就 下班 了？
- 他 两 年 以前 就 去世 了。
就 is used to express earliness
就 indicates that something has occurred earlier than expected
Structure
Subject + Time + 就 + Verb + Object
Examples
Dialog
- A: 你 怎么 才 来？
- B: 我 八点 就 出门 了，路 上 堵车 我 也 没 办法。
