Mr. Smith always gets to work on time. In other words, he is always punctual, and he is never lazy at work. He is usually busy with a lot of paperwork, but sometimes he takes a break for a cup of coffee. He often says that he enjoys his work. After work, he rushes home to stay with his family. He hardly ever watches TV, but when he is free, he always plays and sings with his children. He is a great father. 史密斯先生总是准时到公司上班。换言之，他总是非常守时，而且 他从未怠慢过工作。他常埋首在许多文书工作中，但有时候他也会喝杯 咖啡稍作休息。他常说他很喜欢自己的工作。下班后，他赶回家陪伴家 人。他几乎从不看电视，但当有空时，他总是和他的孩子们一起玩耍和 唱歌。他真是一位好父亲。
语法重点 频率副词依频率高低由上至下排列： 始终always 通常usually 经常often 有时，偶尔sometimes / on occasion / every now and then 很少rarely / seldom 几乎从不hardly ever / almost not 从不never
I | usually | kiss my wife before I leave for work. seldom hardly ever 我通常∕很少∕几乎从不在上班之前亲吻我的太太。
重要单词短语解析 ? on time 准时地（恒置句尾） Jack always shows up | on time |. punctually 杰克总会准时出现。
? punctual adj. 守时的 punctuality n. 准时 My father puts a lot of emphasis on being punctual. 我父亲很注重守时。 ＊put emphasis on... 强调……
? be busy with sth 忙于做某事 = be busy V-ing Every weekend I’m busy with a lot of housework. = Every weekend I’m busy doing a lot of housework. 每个周末我都要忙着做一大堆家务。
? rush vi. 匆忙赶往（与介词 to 并用，再接名词） rush to the station / the hospital 匆匆赶往车站∕医院 rush to work / school 匆匆赶去上班∕上学 注意： 但 rush 若与地点副词（如 home、there、here、downstairs
、upstairs）并用时，则之后不加介词 to，直接置地点副词。 Upon hearing the bad news, David rushed to the hospital. 戴维一听到这个坏消息马上就匆匆赶去医院。
I rushed upstairs when I heard the strange noise. 我听到那个奇怪的声响时便立刻冲上楼去。 Henry rushed home to turn off the gas. 亨利赶回家去把燃气关掉。 ＊上列两句分别使用地点副词 upstairs 及 home，故之前不可置介词
to。
练一练
? I was busy _____ my report the whole night. (A) with (B) on (C) at (D) in ? The train is scheduled to leave for London right _____. (A) at time (B) on time(C) ahead of time (D) in no time ? You are not allowed to chat_____work. (A) during (B) in (C) at (D) on ? Eric_____home right after work. (A) stayed (B) moved (C) rushed (D) flied ? John doesn’t like places that are crowded, so he_____goes
to concerts. (A) usually (B) always (C) often (D) never
