Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Phu in Vietnam.

大家好!本周《名师答疑》我们回答来自越南的傅的一个问题4G8Hx@R39LL。

When do we use "Sometimes", "Sometime" and "Some time?"

什么时候用sometimes、sometime和some time？

What is the difference between them?

他们之间有什么不同？

Dear Phu, thank you for writing to us.

亲爱的傅，谢谢你的来信82TlW)k~yYG。

These words may look mostly the same.

这些词可能看起来大同小异8.EWzr*C*=.lYRo*j)。

But they actually have different meanings and uses.

但它们实际上有不同的含义和用途q[OLND^t]J[QR[aupCi!。

Let us begin with "sometimes."

首先看看sometimesd!L_y)ZRZT;Po。

It is the simplest of the three because it only has one meaning.

这是三个词中最简单的一个，因为它只有一个意思i@vMT=CqNsA,R_gz。

It means "at certain times."

意思是“在某些时候”ug%mPT3myWk5。

"Sometimes" is an adverb.

sometimes是副词%n@f)Cbs@Y。

So, it affects the meaning of the main verb in a statement.

因此，它会影响句子中主要动词的意思jXsc-!uo;eLN(N)np。

Here's an example using "sometimes."

这里有一个使用sometimes的例句rq-O0aELl&u。

The children sometimes take their dog to the park to play.

孩子们有时会带着他们的狗去公园玩耍HNX)ZRRa|P。

Now, let us move on to "sometime."

现在，我们看看sometimeIidc9ACi@#dx_。

This word can be an adverb or an adjective.

这个词可以是副词，也可以是形容词]DJY*KlBobg|@。

As an adverb, it means "at an unspecified or unknown time in the past or future."

作为副词，它的意思是“在过去或未来的某个未指明或未知的时间”+yQBQ%OYl7|4)。

Look at these examples: The holiday party will be sometime in December.

看看这些例句：节日派对将在12月的某个时候举行A@xsl;70HsK。

Thieves stole my bicycle sometime last night.

小偷昨晚某个时候偷走了我的自行车E!@n9VVZdrJ@7^)4(Zd。

As an adjective, you can use "sometime" to talk about what someone was in the past.

作为形容词，你可以用sometime来形容某人过去的样子HLR@IY_78D_Lk。

It can also be used to describe what someone sometimes does in the present.

它也可以用来描述某人有时在当下所做的事情(txK0K_Ts,Eh2t|fS。

Here is an example: Singer Barbra Streisand is a sometime screenwriter and director.

这里有一个例句：歌手芭芭拉·史翠珊有时也是一名编剧和导演~qmo6fvdSoY+.Nn。

You may hear "sometime" to describe a relationship with a friend or lover:

你可能会听到用sometime来描述与朋友或恋人的关系：

Police questioned the victim's sometime lover about the events of the crime.

警察询问受害者的前任恋人关于犯罪事件的情况ew;76q6KH8+EmM。

But in spoken American English, "sometime" is most often used as an adverb.

但在美式英语口语中，sometime最常用作副词3+lr.AWc01]31FpwTVt~。

Finally, "some" and "time" can be separated.

最后，some和time可以分开T^rh_lWe*Vh!;I~xl+。

The two words can act as an adjective and a noun.

这两个词可以充当形容词和名词m%Jmq(T1K3~rWMT。

Although this expression can mean any length of time, it usually means "a long time," as in this example:

虽然这个短语可以表示任何长度的时间，但它通常表示“很长时间”，比如下面这个例句：

For some time, auto makers have worked to make cars safer.

很长一段时间以来，汽车制造商一直在努力让汽车更安全E-RT@s[KqzrXVkk;6#jv。

And that's Ask a Teacher.

以上就是本期《名师答疑》_vj=cLSYkNifl_,O#。

Thank you for spending some time with us today!

感谢您今天花时间收听我们的节目！

I'm Jill Robbins.

吉尔·罗宾斯为您播报-i[S+a_]fWbLv5;O。