Question 43: Are there any absolute rules of the usage of
adverbs and adjectives?
Answer: There is no absolute
rules. Some adjectives can be used as adverbs, such as: early, past, half,
long, straight, fast, hard, quick, deep, slow, pretty, awful, wrong,
right, high, late, hourly, weekly, etc.
Examples:
a) We had an
early (adj.) breakfast.
b) We had breakfast early
(adv.).
c) We went by a fast (adj.) train.
d) Don't speak
so fast (adv.).
Some time and direction adverbs can also be used
as adjectives, such as: above, then, after, up, down, always, home,
etc.
Examples:
a) I disagree to the above statement.
b) The down
path is very dangerous.
问题43:
形容词和副词在用法上是否有绝对的规则？
回答: 并没有绝对的规则。一些形容词可用作副词，如：early,
past, half, long, straight, fast, hard, quick, deep, slow, pretty, awful,
wrong, right, high, late, hourly, weekly, 等。
例：
a) We had an
early (adj.) breakfast.
b) We had breakfast early
(adv.).
c) We went by a fast (adj.) train.
d) Don't speak
so fast (adv.).
一些表示时间和方向的副词也可以被用作形容词，如：above, then, after, up,
down, always, home, 等。
例：
a) I disagree to the above
statement.
b) The down path is very dangerous.