5. — do you play football? 你多久踢一次足球?
—I seldom ever play it. 我很少踢足球。
四、要点精讲
1. how often 的用法
how often 意为“多久一次”,用来对做某事的频率进行提问,多用于一般现在时。常用never、seldom、hardly ever、twice a week、three times a month等回答。如:
—How often do you go to see a film?
你多久看一次电影?
—Once a week. 一周一次。
2. hardly 的用法
hardly 副词,意为“几乎不;几乎没有”。常用短语 hardly ever 意为“几乎从不”。如:
They hardly spend their time travelling.
他们很少花时间旅行。
He hardly ever (= almost never) goes to bed before midnight. 他很少在午夜以前就寝。
3. 辨析 maybe 与 may be
| 词汇 | 词性/构成 | 含义 |
|--------|-------------------------|--------------------|
| maybe | 副词 图1 | 大概;也许;可能 |
| may be | 情态动词 + be 动词 | 可能是;也许是 |
Maybe you should tell her the truth.
也许你应该告诉她真相。
It may be necessary to buy a new one.
也许有必要买个新的了。
4. 辨析 sometimes、sometime、some times 与 some time

5. How often