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last night/last evening

核心问题

(A) She arrived last night.

(B) She arrived last evening.

这两个句子是否都正确?

词典解答

普遍认为,第一个句子是正确的,第二个句子却是错误的。

应当记住,虽然可以说 last night, 但是却不可以说 last morning, last afternoon, last evening, 而应当说 yesterday morning(afternoon, evening)

至于周(week),周日(如 Friday)、月(month)、季节(summer)则都是可以与 last 搭配的。

  1. She arrived safely last week. (Greene) 她上周安全到达。

  2. Do you remember the advice you gave me last July? 你是否记得去年七月份你给我提的那个建议?

  3. A: When did she arrive? A: 她什么时候到的?

B: Last night. (CGEL) B: 昨天夜里。

[附注]偶尔也会见到 last evening 的用法:

We were married last evening at 8:00, in the little church around the corner. (O. Henry)

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