Still / any more / yet / already / even

Still = 某种情况仍在继续，没有改变（“还、仍然”）。它像频率副词一样放在句子中间：普通动词前面，be 后面，助动词后面。

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

  已经上午十点了，阿明还在床上！

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

  我爷爷 80 岁了，可他还每天在园子里干活。

• Are you still hungry?

  你还饿吗？

Not … any more（或 not … any longer）= 以前是这样，现在不是了（“不再”）。它放在句子末尾。可以写成 any more 或 anymore（anymore 在美式英语中更常见）。No longer 意思相同，稍正式一些，放在句子中间，和肯定形式的动词连用。

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

  阿兰不住在顺化了。她搬到河内去了。

• Nam no longer works at the bank.

  阿南已经不在银行工作了。

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

  阿霞以前抽烟，但现在不抽了。

Still 还可以表示“尽管如此、还是”：

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

  考试很简单，但我还是犯了错。

Yet 用于否定句和疑问句，放在句子末尾，表示说话人预期某事会发生（“还没、了吗”）。Already 用于肯定句（和疑问句），表示某事发生得比预想的早（“已经”）；通常放在句中，有时放在句末。两者常和现在完成时连用——见“现在完成时与 just / already / yet / ever”一课。

• I haven't finished my homework yet.

  我还没写完作业。

• Have you read the report yet?

  你看过那份报告了吗？

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

  别给我做饭了。我已经吃过了。

• Have you finished already? That was quick!

  你已经做完了？好快啊！（already 用在疑问句中 = 惊讶这么快就发生了）

• Did you eat yet?

  你吃了吗？（非正式的美式英语；也可以说：Have you eaten yet?）

Still … not 和 not … yet 意思相近，但 still 放在否定助动词前面，表示说话人不耐烦或惊讶——这事早就该发生了。

• He hasn't answered yet.

  他还没回复。（中性——他大概很快会回复）

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

  我星期一就给阿明发了短信，他到现在还没回。（不耐烦——他早该回了）

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

  你姐姐还在上大学吗？——是的，她还没毕业。

💡记住：not … yet = 还没发生，但你预期会发生；still … not = 早就该发生了。另外，中文常说“我昨天已经见过他了”，但英语不要在每个过去的句子里都加 already：I met him yesterday 本身就是完整的。只有想强调某事比预想的早时才用 already。

Even 表示某事令人惊讶或出乎意料（“甚至、连…都”）。它放在令人意外的部分前面，或者像 still / already 一样放在句子中间。

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

  大家都爱这首歌。连我奶奶都会唱！

• Hoa works every day, even on Sundays.

  阿花每天都工作，连星期天也不例外。

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

  阿俊很喜欢语言。他甚至会说一点韩语。

Not even / can't even / didn't even 强调连最简单的事都没发生：

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

  他太没礼貌了。连看都没看我一眼。

• I'm so tired I can't even think.

  我累得连想都想不动了。

Even + 比较级 = 更加。在从句（主语 + 动词）前面，要用 even though / even if，不能单用 even——见“Although / though / despite”一课。

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

  今天很热，但明天会更热。

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

  虽然下着雨，我们还是去了海滩。（不说：Even it was raining）

• ✗I don't work there no more.

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

  这里不用 no more；标准英语只用一个否定词。

• ✗She still not knows the answer.

  ✓She still doesn't know the answer.

  否定句里 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.

  表示某事已经停止 → not … any more。

• ✗Even it was raining, we went out.

  ✓Even though it was raining, we went out.

  从句前用 even though / even if。