1. Sometime 指的是在某一个时间点。
例句:
(1)“Sometime next month, let’s tear down that old fence and put up a new one,” said Jane.
Jane说:下个月我们找个时间,把这个旧围栏拆除,建一个新的吧。
(2)“Sometime between now and whenever you decide to order the pizza, ask Marilyn what she would like on it,” Marvin said.
Marvin说:“从现在起,一直到你决定好了点披萨时之间的某个时间,问问Marilyn他想在披萨上放些什么。”
2. Some time 指的是一段时间,通常是比较长的一段时间。
例句:
(1)Some time ago, Stanley baked the biggest wedding cake anyone had ever seen.
一段时间以前,Stanley烘焙的婚礼蛋糕是人们迄今为止所见过的最大的一个。
(2) It had been some time since anyone had cleaned out the sink.
从上次有人把这洗碗槽打扫干净算起,已经是很长一段时间了。
3. Sometimes 指的是偶然地,有时候,相当于occasionally.
例句:
1. Sometimes, I like to shower before I go to work, but other times, I prefer to shower when I get home at night.
有时候,我喜欢出门上班前冲个澡,但是在别的时候,我更喜欢晚上回家后再冲。
(2)Sometimes, my father would tell us stories about his childhood.
有时候,父亲会跟我们聊他小时候的事情。