1.always是副詞，總是;每次都是;一直;一貫;(將)永遠(yuǎn);（討厭地）老是，一再;總還，總還有；

一般位于實(shí)意動詞之前，連系動詞之后；特殊情況也可以位于句首或系動詞之前：

The children always seem to be hungry.

孩子們永遠(yuǎn)都好像肚子餓。

We're not always this busy!

我們并不總是這么忙！

Pat has always loved gardening.

帕特一直喜愛園藝。

If he can't help, there's always John.

如果他幫不上忙，總還有約翰呢。

No matter what she did, she would always be forgiven.

無論她做了什么，總是可以得到諒解。

I would always ask for the radio to be turned down.

我總是要求將收音機(jī)的音量調(diào)小.。

He's always been an active person.

他總是很積極。

You know I'll always be there for you.

你知道我將永遠(yuǎn)在你左右。

Like I said, you're always welcome to stay.

正如我以前所說的一樣，我永遠(yuǎn)都?xì)g迎你留下來。

I've always believed in living life to the full.

我總是相信生活要盡量充實(shí)。

Always make a backup of your work.

每次都要對文件進(jìn)行備份。

Always lock your car.

每次都要把汽車鎖上。

Always he was the loyal, dependable comrade

他永遠(yuǎn)是忠誠的，值得信賴的同志。

You always were generous.你總是很慷慨。

（異常語序，此時系動詞成為信息焦點(diǎn)，尤其在表示同意或反駁對方的話是用異常語序；類似用法的詞還有never,usually,often,sometime等）

He always is optimistic.

他總是很樂觀。(用法同上)

2.含always的否定句是部分否定，譯為“并不總是；并不是每次”如：

Doctors do not always have good communication skills.

醫(yī)生不一定都具備良好的交際能力。

It may not always be practicable to copy exactly.

精確復(fù)制也不一定總是行得通。

It is axiomatic that life is not always easy.

生活并不總是一帆風(fēng)順，這是明擺著的事實(shí)。

It's not always easy to put on a brave front for the family.

常為家人裝出勇敢的樣子并不總是容易。
Price is not always an accurate marker of quality.

價格并不總是質(zhì)量的準(zhǔn)確標(biāo)志。

It's not always easy for nurses to distance themselves emotionally.

對護(hù)士來說，使自己不動感情并非總是很容易。

You must excuse my father ─ he's not always that rude.

你一定要原諒我父親——他并不總是那樣粗暴無禮。

Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition.

在英國獲得工作許可證往往不是一件簡單的事情。

The interests of employers and employees do not always coincide.

雇主和雇員的利益并不總是一致的。

Academic success is not always an open sesame to a well-paid job.

在校成績好并非總是獲得高薪職位的敲門磚。

sesame [?ses?mi] n.芝麻

Confrontation is not always the best tactic.

對抗并非總是上策。

tactic [?t?kt?k] n.策略;手段;招數(shù);戰(zhàn)術(shù);兵法

The world is not always what we wish it to be.

世界并不總是如我們所愿。

Male models are not always so vacuous as they are made out to be.

男模特兒并不總像人們說的那樣愚蠢。

vacuous[?v?kju?s] adj.空洞的;空洞無物的
He may not always achieve greatness but at least he's a trier.

他也許并非總能成就大事，但至少他竭盡所能。

Her prose style is not always felicitous; she tends to repetition.

她的行文風(fēng)格并非總是恰到好處，往往愛重復(fù)。

prose [pro?z]

n.散文

v.用散文寫；(將詩)譯成散文；平淡無趣地寫；啰啰唆唆地講

felicitous [f??l?s?t?s] adj.貼切的;恰當(dāng)?shù)?妥帖的，恰到好處的

The Los Angeles police chief was not always so insulated from politicians; anything but.

洛杉磯警察局局長并不總是如此疏遠(yuǎn)政客，根本不會。

insulated [??ns?le?t?d]

adj.有隔熱(或隔音、絕緣)保護(hù)的

v.使隔熱;使隔音;使絕緣;使免除(不愉快的經(jīng)歷);使免受(不良影響);隔離

insulate的過去分詞和過去式

They are not always willing to take on untrained workers, but there's no harm in asking.

他們并不總是樂意雇用未經(jīng)培訓(xùn)的工人，但問問也無妨。

Many of Vasari's ruminations on the subject are not always to be believed.

瓦薩里關(guān)于這個學(xué)科的很多想法并不總是可信的。

rumination [?ru?m??ne??n]

n.沉思;認(rèn)真考慮；想法

We're not always this busy!

我們并不總是這么忙！

They were gossipy and not always discreet

他們很愛傳閑話，而且常常口無遮攔。

gossipy [?ɡɑ?s?pi]

adj.(書等)記述軼事的，野史的，閑談的;喜歡說長道短的;愛議論是非的；愛八卦

discreet [d??skri?t]

adj.(言行)謹(jǐn)慎的;慎重的;考慮周到的

3.當(dāng)現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時和always連用時，表示說話人對句子所描述的行為含有一種主觀情緒，如滿意、贊賞、褒獎、討厭、保養(yǎng)、惱怒或貶損等情緒。如：

She's always criticizing me.

她老是批評我。

That phone's always ringing.

那個電話總是響個不停。

She is always laughing at me.

她老是嘲笑我。

The manager of his department is always criticizing him.

部門經(jīng)理老是批評他。

Some people are always complaining.有些人總是在抱怨。

You are always looking for faults.

你老是在找毛病。

Jim is always getting into trouble with the law.

吉姆總是因惹事落到警察手里。

She is always bemoaning her lot.

她總是怪命不好。

He is always chewing gum.

他總是在嚼口香糖。

gum [ɡ?m]

n.口香糖;牙齦;樹膠;齒齦;牙床;樹脂;黏膠，膠質(zhì)物(用以粘輕東西，如紙等);透明果味糖

vt.在…上涂膠;用黏膠粘

He is always learning new skills, or studying new fields.

他總是在不停地學(xué)習(xí)新技術(shù)或研究新領(lǐng)域。

Anna is always attacking other children, pushing them over.

安娜總是攻擊其他孩子，把他們推倒。

My parents are always checking up on me.

我父母總是督促我。

The kids are always playing tricks on their teacher.

孩子們經(jīng)常耍些花招戲弄老師。

The children are always bickering about something or other.

孩子們有事沒事總是在爭吵。

bicker [?b?k?r]

vi.斗嘴;(為小事)爭吵

n.爭吵;小的口角;（水的）潺潺聲

Those children are always getting into mischief.

那些孩子總是淘氣。

mischief [?m?st??f]

n.淘氣;惡作劇;頑皮;惡意;使壞的念頭;傷害;毀損

Costs are always rising.

費(fèi)用總是不斷地增加。

Mike and Sue are always rowing.

邁克和休總是吵架。

row[ro? , ra?]

n.一行;一排;一列;(劇院、電影院等的)一排座位;(編織中的)針行，一整行;嚴(yán)重分歧;糾紛;吵架;爭吵;大的噪音;劃船（時間）

v.劃(船);劃船送(某人);吵架;大聲爭辯

Politicians are always saying that they want to help us but their hands are tied

政客們總是說想幫助我們，但卻身不由己。

The dogs are always rubbing against the wall and making dirty marks

那些狗老是往墻上蹭，留下了斑斑污跡。

rub[r?b]

v.擦;磨;搓;(使)相互摩擦;摩擦(尤指引起疼痛或損害);涂

n.擦;抹;搓;揉;問題;困難

Some people are always coming up to perfect strangers and asking them what they do

有些人總愛和完全不認(rèn)識的人搭訕，詢問人家的職業(yè)。

When we go out, girls are always giving me the evil eye.

我們出去時，女孩子們總是用忌妒的眼神看著我。

evil [?i?vl]

adj.惡毒的;邪惡的;有害的;道德敗壞的;惡魔的;罪惡的;討厭的

n.邪惡;罪惡;惡行;害處;壞處;弊端

She is always thinking of others.

她總是為別人著想。