課本中不會教你的[B]133　by and by，by the by，by and large和gradually

133　by and by，by the by，by and large和gradually

① by and by表示“沒多久，一會兒之后”，相當于soon或after a while。

By and by the school year will be over. 不多久這個學年就要結束了。

He'll be back by and by. 他一會兒就會回來了。

② by the by表示“順便說到”，相當于incidentally，by the way。

By the by，what happened to the boy？順便問一下，那個男孩后來怎樣了？

③ by and large表示“大體上，基本上”。

By and large，the plan is practicable. 這個方案大體上可行。

④ gradually表示“漸漸地”，相當于slowly或little by little。

The baby is gradually learning to walk. 那個嬰兒漸漸地開始學走路。