Still / any more / yet / already / even

Still = 某種情況仍在繼續，沒有改變（“還、仍然”）。它像頻率副詞一樣放在句子中間：普通動詞前面，be 後面，助動詞後面。

• It's 10 a.m. and Minh is still in bed!

  已經上午十點了，阿明還在床上！

• My grandpa is 80, but he still works in his garden every day.

  我爺爺 80 歲了，可他還每天在園子裡幹活。

• Are you still hungry?

  你還餓嗎？

Not … any more（或 not … any longer）= 以前是這樣，現在不是了（“不再”）。它放在句子末尾。可以寫成 any more 或 anymore（anymore 在美式英語中更常見）。No longer 意思相同，稍正式一些，放在句子中間，和肯定形式的動詞連用。

• Lan doesn't live in Hue any more. She moved to Hanoi.

  阿蘭不住在順化了。她搬到河內去了。

• Nam no longer works at the bank.

  阿南已經不在銀行工作了。

• Ha used to smoke, but she doesn't smoke anymore.

  阿霞以前抽菸，但現在不抽了。

Still 還可以表示“儘管如此、還是”：

• The test was easy, but I still made mistakes.

  考試很簡單，但我還是犯了錯。

Yet 用於否定句和疑問句，放在句子末尾，表示說話人預期某事會發生（“還沒、了嗎”）。Already 用於肯定句（和疑問句），表示某事發生得比預想的早（“已經”）；通常放在句中，有時放在句末。兩者常和現在完成時連用——見“現在完成時與 just / already / yet / ever”一課。

• I haven't finished my homework yet.

  我還沒寫完作業。

• Have you read the report yet?

  你看過那份報告了嗎？

• Don't cook for me. I've already eaten.

  別給我做飯了。我已經吃過了。

• Have you finished already? That was quick!

  你已經做完了？好快啊！（already 用在疑問句中 = 驚訝這麼快就發生了）

• Did you eat yet?

  你吃了嗎？（非正式的美式英語；也可以說：Have you eaten yet?）

Still … not 和 not … yet 意思相近，但 still 放在否定助動詞前面，表示說話人不耐煩或驚訝——這事早就該發生了。

• He hasn't answered yet.

  他還沒回復。（中性——他大概很快會回覆）

• I texted Minh on Monday and he still hasn't answered.

  我星期一就給阿明發了簡訊，他到現在還沒回。（不耐煩——他早該回了）

• Is your sister still at university? — Yes, she hasn't graduated yet.

  你姐姐還在上大學嗎？——是的，她還沒畢業。

💡記住：not … yet = 還沒發生，但你預期會發生；still … not = 早就該發生了。另外，中文常說“我昨天已經見過他了”，但英語不要在每個過去的句子裡都加 already：I met him yesterday 本身就是完整的。只有想強調某事比預想的早時才用 already。

Even 表示某事令人驚訝或出乎意料（“甚至、連…都”）。它放在令人意外的部分前面，或者像 still / already 一樣放在句子中間。

• Everyone loves this song. Even my grandma sings it!

  大家都愛這首歌。連我奶奶都會唱！

• Hoa works every day, even on Sundays.

  阿花每天都工作，連星期天也不例外。

• Tuan loves languages. He even speaks a little Korean.

  阿俊很喜歡語言。他甚至會說一點韓語。

Not even / can't even / didn't even 強調連最簡單的事都沒發生：

• He was so rude. He didn't even look at me.

  他太沒禮貌了。連看都沒看我一眼。

• I'm so tired I can't even think.

  我累得連想都想不動了。

Even + 比較級 = 更加。在從句（主語 + 動詞）前面，要用 even though / even if，不能單用 even——見“Although / though / despite”一課。

• Today is hot, but tomorrow will be even hotter.

  今天很熱，但明天會更熱。

• Even though it was raining, we went to the beach.

  雖然下著雨，我們還是去了海灘。（不說：Even it was raining）

• ✗I don't work there no more.

  ✓I don't work there any more. / I no longer work there.

  這裡不用 no more；標準英語只用一個否定詞。

• ✗She still not knows the answer.

  ✓She still doesn't know the answer.

  否定句裡 still 也需要 doesn't；still 放在它前面。

• ✗Don't worry, I have yet sent the email.

  ✓Don't worry, I have already sent the email.

  肯定句 → already。

• ✗I haven't eaten breakfast already.

  ✓I haven't eaten breakfast yet.

  否定句 → yet。

• ✗She doesn't still live with her parents. She moved out in May.

  ✓She doesn't live with her parents any more. She moved out in May.

  表示某事已經停止 → not … any more。

• ✗Even it was raining, we went out.

  ✓Even though it was raining, we went out.

  從句前用 even though / even if。