知识点1:副词almost与nearly用法比较与辨析
[1]almost单词记忆法◆记忆方法一：联想方式：al都是；most摸石头大水来了 我们几乎都是摸石头过河◆记忆方法二：联想方式：al都是；most摸石头记忆方法：大水来了 我们几乎都是摸石头过河
He is very practical—he can make or mend almost anything. 他很能干，几乎会制造或修理任何东西。
The plots in her books are very strong but there’s almost no characterization.她写的书情节性很强，可是几乎没有对人物的塑造。
How am I expected to conjure up a meal for six of his friends with almost nothing in the fridge? 冰箱里几乎甚么都没有，我怎么可能给他的六个朋友变出一顿饭来？
Tolerant of human frailty in whatever form, she almost never judged people.她对人性的各种弱点都能够包容，几乎从不评价他人。
His father found him a cushy job in the office, with almost nothing to do and a whacking great salary.他父亲给他在事务所找到了一份轻松舒适的工作，几乎什么都不用做，工资还极高。
[2]nothing单词记忆法◆记忆方法一：联想方式：no+thing合成词◆记忆方法二：联想方式：no+thing记忆方法：合成词
但是，两者都可用在否定动词之前。如：
He almost [nearly] didn’t catch the bus. 他差点没赶上公共汽车。
3. nearly 前可用 very, pretty, not 等词修饰，但 almost 之前不能用这些词。如：
There are not nearly enough members present to hold a meeting. 出席的会员远没有达到可以开会的人数。
The shock of Pat’s death pretty nearly killed Roy.帕特的死几乎毁了罗伊。
They very nearly succeeded in blowing up the parliament building.他们只差一点儿炸毁议会大厦。
[3]parliament单词记忆法◆记忆方法一：谐音：怕牢门塌 国会怕牢门塌。◆记忆方法二：词根词缀记忆法：parliament n 国会（parlia[=parley会谈]+ment→会谈状态→国会）,parl=speak，表示“说话”
4. 有时 almost 可表示十分相似(但又不完全相同)，此时不用 nearly。如：
I almost wish I’d stayed at home. 我真有点后悔没在家里呆着。
Our cat understand everything—he’s almost human. 我们这只猫什么都懂—— 快通人性了。
知识点2:almost 与 nearly的用法异同
误：He almost worked all day.
◎我们当中几乎每一个人都读过这本书。
正：Almost every one of us read the book.
误：Every one of us almost read the book.
二、不同之处
1. almost 可用于 any 以及 no, none, nobody, nothing, never 等否定词之前，但 nearly 一般不这样用。如：
Almost any man can do it. 几乎任何人都会做。
Almost no one came to the party. 几乎没有人来参加晚会。
I almost never see her. 我几乎从未见过她。
但是，两者都可用在否定动词之前。如：
He almost [nearly] didn't catch the bus. 他差点没赶上公共汽车。
2. nearly 前可用 very, pretty, not 等词修饰，但 almost 之前不能用这些词。如：
It's not nearly so difficult as you think. 这远不像你想象的那么难。
The car is pretty nearly new. 这汽车几乎是全新的。
注：not nearly 意为“远非”，very [pretty] nearly 意为“几乎”，都是习语。
3. 有时 almost 可表示十分相似(但又不完全相同)，此时不用 nearly。如：
B：Me too. 我也是。
(2) also 比 too 和 as well 正式，一般也不用于否定句，它在句中的位置通常是紧靠动词，即放在行为动词之前，特殊动词之后。有时为了强调也放在句末(但不常见)。如：
[4]as well,also,相关知识点 also/ as well/ too/ either “也”Ⅲ. as well 是副词短语，多用于口语，只用于句末。如：① She not only taught us English but taught us maths as well.她不但教过我们英语，还教过我们数学。② He is a teacher and a writer as well.他是位教师，也是一位
He also came. / He came also. 他也来了。
She is young and beautiful，and also rich. 她年轻漂亮，而且有钱。
also 有时用于句首(其后通常有逗号)，相当于连词 and。如：
Also, his mother was dead. 再说，他母亲又过世了。
(3) either(也)通常只用于否定句，且要放在句末。如：
I don't know, either. 我也不知道。
He hasn't finished it, either. 他也还没有做完。
quite,rather,very的用法区别
三者均可表示程度，但程度的高低不同，所表达的语气也不同，一般说来，rather 比 quite 语气强，very比rather语气强。另外，在用法上它们有如下区别：
(1) 这三个词中，只有 rather 可以与比较级和副词 too (太)连用：
[5]rather,比较级,相关知识点不能用比较级来修饰比较级，而应用much, rather等来修饰比较级。［误］ This book is more better than that one.［正］ This book is much better than that one.［析］ 不能用比较级来修饰比较级，而应用much, rather等来修饰比较级。
It's rather colder today. 今天冷多了。
知识点3:almost与nearly用法区别详解
误：He almost worked all day.
◎我们当中几乎每一个人都读过这本书。
正：Almost every one of us read the book.
误：Every one of us almost read the book.
二、不同之处
1. almost 可用于 any 以及 no, none, nobody, nothing, never 等否定词之前，但 nearly 一般不这样用。如：
Almost any man can do it. 几乎任何人都会做。
Almost no one came to the party. 几乎没有人来参加晚会。
I almost never see her. 我几乎从未见过她。
但是，两者都可用在否定动词之前。如：
He almost [nearly] didn’t catch the bus. 他差点没赶上公共汽车。
2. nearly 前可用 very, pretty, not 等词修饰，但 almost 之前不能用这些词。如：
It’s not nearly so difficult as you think. 这远不像你想象的那么难。
The car is pretty nearly new. 这汽车几乎是全新的。
注：not nearly 意为“远非”，very [pretty] nearly 意为“几乎”，都是习语。
3. 有时 almost 可表示十分相似(但又不完全相同)，此时不用 nearly。如：
I almost wish I’d stayed at home. 我真有点后悔没在家里呆着。
Our cat understands everything — he’s almost human. 我们这只猫什么都懂——快通人性了。
almost单词相关例句：Singularity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is , the more difficult is it to bring it home.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely; great man are almost always bad man… There is no worse heresy than that the office sactifies the holder of it.Lord Acton, British historian 权力导致腐败，绝对权力绝对导致腐败。伟人几乎都不是完人……再也没有比神化掌权者更坏的异端邪说了。英国历史学家 阿克顿爵士
To live long is almost everyone's wish, but to live well is the ambitiion of a few. 活得长几乎是每个人的愿望，可是生活得好只是少数人的志气。
Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure. 完全的理解有时几乎会使乐趣消失.
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. (C. M. Schwab)—— 只要有无限的热情，一个人几乎可以在任何事情上取得成功。（施瓦布）
The ball rolled so near the hole, it almost fell in.
这个球滚到离洞很近的地方，差一点就进了。
He almost reached the diamonds.
他差一点就挖到钻石了。
The toy almost choked the baby to death.
这个熊孩子差点被玩具噎死。
In almost every human language, there is a way to say, "Thank you!"
在每一种人类语言中，都有“谢谢”！
The old man is almost deaf, you have to talk very loudly to him.
这个老男人几乎聋了，你对他说话必须很大声。
nearly单词相关例句：People don't resent having nothing nearly as much as too little. 人们埋怨的常常是太少,而不是没有.
The ball nearly went in!
那个球差点就进了！
I've taken my old suitcase to nearly every country in the world.
我已经带着我的旧手提箱几乎走遍了世界上所有国家。
This road seems endless - are we nearly there yet?
这条路看起来没有尽头啊，我们还没到吗？
We've been waiting for you nearly two hours.
我们等了你将近两个钟头。
Her hair nearly reached down to her waist.
她的头发几乎垂到了腰部.
His grandfather is nearly seventy.
他爷爷快七十岁了。
My foot slipped and I nearly fell.
我的脚一滑，差点儿跌倒。
I was nearly stifled by the smoke.
我差点让这些烟给憋死。
The national railway system has nearly all been electrified.
全国的铁路系统几乎全部实现了电气化。
