課本中不會教你的[R]589　right away，at once，immediately，in a minute和at the moment

589　right away，at once，immediately，in a minute和at the moment

① right away表示“立刻，馬上”，指毫不猶豫或毫不耽誤地。

I'll ring him up right away. 我馬上就給他打電話。

You'd better do it right away. 你最好馬上就做那件事。

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right now既可以表示“現(xiàn)在（at this moment）”，也可以表示“立刻”。

He is not feeling well right now. 他現(xiàn)在感覺不好。

Let's go right now. 我們馬上就去吧。

② at once相當(dāng)于now，without delay。

Come downstairs at once！馬上下樓來！

Do it at once. 立刻就做。

③ at once還可表示“同時(shí)，一齊”，相當(dāng)于at the same time，together。

Don't ask me questions at once. 不要同時(shí)都問我問題。

④ immediately意同at once，但更強(qiáng)調(diào)“緊接著”。

Immediately after dinner he began to do his homework. 一吃完飯，他就開始做作業(yè)了。

He answered the question almost immediately. 他幾乎立刻作了回答。

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immediately可用作連詞，意為“一……就”。

He went home immediately he finished the work. 工作一結(jié)束他就回家了。

⑤ in a minute意為“一會兒”，相當(dāng)于soon，常用于將來時(shí)中。

He will be back in a minute. 他一會兒就回來。

The party will begin in a minute. 晚會馬上就要開始。

⑥ at the moment表示“此刻，現(xiàn)在”，相當(dāng)于now。

He is reading at the moment. 他現(xiàn)在正在讀書。

What is he doing at the moment？他此刻在干什么？