普普通通的英语

common，usual和ordinary的区别（1）common意为"普通的"，"平常的"，指常见的，常常发生的，不足为奇的。如：The birds are very common here. 这些鸟在这儿很常见。The common man in every country is anxious for world peace. 每个国家的老百姓都渴望世界和平。Snow is common in cold countries. 在寒冷的国家雪是常见的。（2）usual意为"通常的"，"习惯性的"，可用于一切频繁发生的事情。如：Tea is considered to be the usual drink in Britain. 在英国，茶被视为一种习惯性的饮料。He arrived later than usual. 他到得比平常晚一些。Are you coming home at the usual time? 你准备按往常的时间回家吗？Yes, I shall leave the office at the same time as usual. 是的，我将和平常一样准时离开办公室。My usual chair had been moved from its usual place. 我平常用的椅子已从老地方移开了。（3）ordinary意为"通常的"，"普通的"，有"日常的"，"随时都可以碰到的"含意，与common意思相近。如：An ordinary workday is eight hours. 一个工作日通常是八个小时。It was a very ordinary day today. 今天是很平常的一天。He is a little man with ordinary looking. 他是个个子矮小，相貌普通的人。 Tom Sawyer was an ordinary American boy who kept getting into trouble. 汤姆·索耶是个常常惹事生非的普普通通的美国男孩。而average是平均的……